On July 29th, the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the OSCE circulated a Note Verbale informing the OSCE participating States and State Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), that Armenia will suspend military inspections by Turkey and guest inspectors from Turkey under the CFE treaty and the Vienna Document on the territory of Armenia.
According to the Note Verbale, this decision of Armenia is based upon the principles enshrined in the CFE Treaty and Vienna Document and derives from Armenia's security interests and concerns.
"Any military inspection conducted on the territory of Armenia by Turkey, which has been openly supporting Azerbaijan's military operations against Armenia and resorting to unprecedented threats, particularly since 12th July 2020, will adversely impact the security interests of Armenia and may undermine security of its population," the Foreign Ministry said. It added that Armenia remains committed to the implementation of the CFE Treaty and Vienna Document, underlining that only military inspections by Turkey and participation of guest inspectors from Turkey on the territory of Armenia are a subject of this suspension.
source: commonspace.eu with Armenian Public Radio
