First elements of new EU Monitoring Mission arrive in Armenia

The first elements of a new EU Monitoring Mission being deployed on the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border are reported to have arrived in Yerevan on Monday (17 October)

European Council president Charles Michel tweeted:

Welcome rapid deployment of monitoring capacity in 🇦🇲 along its international border with 🇦🇿 following meeting with @azpresident @NikolPashinyan & @EmmanuelMacron

Will help build confidence & allow EU to better support border commissions which will convene shortly in Brussels.

— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) October 17, 2022

Although the mission will be deployed only on the Armenian side of the border Azerbaijan indicated that it will co-operate with it on an ad hoc basis.

source: commonspace.eu

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