The bitter message of the European Union to the Republic of Azerbaijan

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, Josep Burrell, High Representative of Relations EU foreign and security policy announced in Brussels that EU foreign ministers approved the proposal to extend the border monitoring mission in Armenia. They also decided to move the visa liberalization negotiations with Armenia to an active stage.

Joseph Burrell announced: “We have decided to strengthen our mission in Armenia to carry out more patrols in the areas Establish a border sensitive. We will also consider possible support for Armenia under the European Peace Fund and visa liberalization for Armenia.

The European Peace Fund gives Brussels the opportunity to increase the defense capacity of non-EU countries. increase, prevent conflicts and promote peace. Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova receive assistance from the European Union within the framework of this project.

A message to the Republic of Azerbaijan

Borrell also said that the EU must be vigilant against any attempts to destabilize Armenia from within or without.

The high representative of foreign relations and security policy of the European Union emphasized: Our message to Azerbaijan is clear, the violation of Armenia’s territorial integrity will be considered unacceptable in any way and will have a serious impact on the quality of our relations.

Borrell called for the resumption of negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on the work done by the President of the Council of the European Union.

He said that the European Union foreign ministers have decided that Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Affairs to invite the Armenian foreign minister to one of the upcoming meetings of the Council of Foreign Affairs, he said: We must conclude a peace agreement, we are committed to continuing our role as a mediator.

The decisions of the EU foreign ministers will be submitted to the European Commission. Then the commission makes suggestions for their implementation. In these proposals, it should be clearly stated on what scale and how the EU mission in Armenia will be expanded and what kind of help Yerevan can expect from Brussels. The decisions of the European Commission must be approved by the 27 members of the European Union. be created for the Palestinians and cannot be allowed to expel the Palestinians. We must find a solution for peace between Palestinians and Israelis and peace in the region. The dramatic crisis we are experiencing today and the huge loss of life on both Israeli and Palestinian sides shows the political and moral failure of the international community. We have not found a solution yet. According to this situation, everyone should look for a solution. The solution should be a two-state future.

Baku did not welcome the mission of the European Union

Azerbaijan has not yet reacted to the statements of the head of the EU diplomat. However, Baku did not welcome the fact that the EU sent a border mission to Armenia earlier. At the beginning of this year, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, said that the European Union actually manipulated the extension of the mandate. Because the first two-month mission was agreed.

Marcus Ritter, the head of the EU delegation in Armenia, said that they are trying to establish direct contact with the Azerbaijani authorities and want a liaison office in Baku to open.

In October, two meetings between Armenia and Azerbaijan brokered by the European Union did not take place. The parties blamed each other in this matter.

It should be said that in the early 1990s, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict caused a conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Azerbaijan’s Karabagh region and 7 surrounding regions were occupied. As a result of the 44-day war in 2020, Baku took control of those 7 districts and part of Nagorno-Karabakh. A Russian peacekeeping force has been deployed in the region.

Baku announced “local anti-terrorist operations” in Karabakh on September 19-20 this year. Yerevan called the move “ethnic cleansing” and “aggression”.

On September 20, Karabakh separatists said they had agreed to Baku’s terms. Later, the migration of the Armenian population from Karabakh to Armenia began.

On September 28, the self-proclaimed Republic of Karabakh announced that it would cease its activities. Many leaders of this separatist republic were arrested and brought to Baku. and Armenia in the Council of the European Union Has left?