Minister of Defense Hosts EU Special Representative Led Delegation

On February 22, the Minister of Defense of Armenia, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, received a delegation led by Toivo Klaar, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia. Also attending the meeting was the head of the EU delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Vitorino, as reported by the Ministry of Defense.

The Minister presented the guests with the situation in the region following the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh and discussed the implementation of the provisions of the joint statement made on November 9.

Vagharshak Harutyunyan emphasized that Azerbaijan is not fulfilling the provisions of point 8 of the statement regarding the return of prisoners of war and other detained persons, using the process for political purposes to exert additional pressure on Armenia.

Toivo Klaar, in turn, noted that the EU supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is ready to contribute to the active engagement of negotiations within that framework.