Increasing the number of civilian missions of the European Union in Armenia and the reaction of the Republic of Azerbaijan

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, Josep Burrell, the High Representative of the European Union In the affairs of foreign policy and security of this union, they announced that they have decided to increase the number of employees who carry out the civilian mission on the border of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Council of Foreign Affairs of the Union In its meeting yesterday, Europe agreed to increase the number of its staff from 138 to 209 in order to strengthen the civilian mission located on the border of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. At the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries in Brussels, he criticized this decision of the Council and pointed out the arbitrary increase in the number of employees. EU surveillance in Armenia, initial promises were not fulfilled, the agreement was violated and arbitrary powers were expanded. The mission failed to achieve its stated goals of contributing to regional stability and trust between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

On January 23 of this year, the European Union Council established a civilian mission in Armenia agreed with the aim of helping to stabilize the borders of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Baku announced at that time that this body should protect the legitimate interests of the Azerbaijani side when establishing a monitoring mission in Armenia. consider.

Joseph Burrell, the highest representative of this council, noted that by increasing the number of monitoring missions in the region, they contributed to the peace and stability process.

The EU website quoted Josep Borrell as saying: “By increasing the number of our staff to a significant level, we have clearly shown how much we are committed to our mission of maintaining stability on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and our important contribution.” We care about the peace process.

Jihun Bayramov said in his speech that the monitoring mission in Armenia is widely used as a propaganda tool against Azerbaijan.

According to him, the initiatives that cause more instability of the Republic of Azerbaijan, such as the arming of Armenia, are proposed through the European Union. Bayramov published information and announced: such initiatives have inevitable negative consequences for the credibility of the European Union as an impartial mediator and for the efforts to normalize relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia in general. Arming or using one partner against another partner cannot be consistent with the declared goals of the Eastern Partnership. It did not harm the normalization process between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Bayramov added: By focusing on common interests, determination, mutual respect and interests, we can build a more prosperous, stable and connected region.

A face-to-face meeting between Josep Burrell and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan was held at the meeting of foreign ministers of Eastern Partnership countries in Brussels.

After the meeting with Jihun European official Bayramov announced that a historic opportunity has arisen to achieve peace in the South Caucasus and that the organization he represents is committed to the mission of helping to achieve this.

Joseph Burrell in X’s social media account wrote: A historic opportunity has arisen to achieve the long-awaited peace in the South Caucasus. The European Union is fully committed to supporting the normalization process of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. are interested in increasing cooperation with Yerevan and will continue to support Armenia’s actions on the democratic path.

The agency announced in a statement that the EU monitoring mission on the Armenian side of the border between the two countries It has been established for a period of two years and patrols. Does Armenia want it?