19:46, 2 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 2, ARMENPRESS. It is planned to sign an agreement regulating the presence of the EU civil mission in Armenia in the near future, ARMENPRESS reports Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, addressing the question of the possibility of signing a new agreement on relations between Armenia and the EU after the deployment of the mission.

Pashinyan mentioned that the topic of the EU mission was one of the issues discussed with Scholz. Armenia is very happy and grateful for the decision made.

"Now the presence of the EU observer mission is regulated by mutual official letters. But we also have an agreement that an agreement regulating that presence and mission should be discussed, negotiated and signed. And I also think that we will probably sign a document regulating the presence of the monitoring mission in the near future, after we negotiate and come to a general agreement," said Pashinyan.

Scholz emphasized. "I am very proud of the EU mission in Armenia, it will make a great contribution. We'll develop that mission and see."

On February 20, the European Union launched the EU civilian mission in Armenia within the framework of the Common Security and Defense Policy. It is noted that the purpose of deployment on the Armenian side of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border is to promote stability in Armenia's border regions, build trust and security in conflict-affected regions, and provide an environment that will facilitate settlement efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan, supported by the EU. In total, the EU mission's all-civilian staff consists of approximately 100 people, including around 50 unarmed observers.