Discussions on EU Mission to Armenia-Azerbaijan Border
On October 11, during his speech at the Defense Committee of the European Parliament, Toivo Klaar, the special representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus, stated that the ambassadors of the European Union member countries discussed the decision to send a civilian mission to Armenia in Brussels. The mission should be deployed on the border with Azerbaijan to assist in border delimitation work.
The decision to send the mission must be approved by the member states (European Union) in the Political and Security Commission.
"The situation remains very dangerous, and the European Union should help Armenia and Azerbaijan with confidence building and just peace," he said.
Earlier, on October 6, Caucasus Watch reported that as part of the European Council meeting in Prague, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ilham Aliyev, and Nikol Pashinyan held an informal meeting. Erdoğan and Pashinyan had a conversation on bilateral ties. Ilham Aliyev then joined the discussion and broached the subject of managing relations between Yerevan and Baku. The three countries' foreign ministers were also present for the discussion. There was footage where Aliyev and Pashinyan tête-à-tête discussed several issues that have not been revealed.
On the same day, within the framework of the first meeting of the European Political Community in Prague, Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, met at the initiative of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, the Press Offices of the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders reported. Armenia and Azerbaijan confirmed their commitment to the UN Charter and the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1991, through which both sides recognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty. They confirmed that this will serve as the basis for the work of the commissions on delimitation and that the next meeting of these commissions will take place in Brussels by the end of October. Armenia agreed to support the EU civilian mission along the border with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan agreed to cooperate with the mentioned mission to the extent it will be concerned. The mission will start its work in October for a maximum period of two months. The purpose of the mission will be to build confidence and, through its reports, support the border commissions.