European Observers to Remain in Armenia's Border Areas for Two More Years

European Union ambassadors have approved a decision regarding the EU's civilian mission in Armenia, which will see European observers remain in Armenia's border areas for an additional two years, until February 19, 2027.

According to the reports by Rikard Jozwiak, Editor for European Affairs at Radio Liberty, the EU has left the mandate of the mission unchanged, which was granted two years ago to help reduce the number of incidents in Armenia's border regions and areas affected by conflict, to lower the level of danger for the local population, and thereby contribute to the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations on the ground.

The composition and number of observers, according to the draft decision, will remain unchanged at 165 international and 44 Armenian personnel. This decision, according to the EU mission in Armenia, also needs to be formally approved by the foreign ministers of EU member states in the near future, which is largely a formality, as the ambassadors of these countries expressed their governments' viewpoints by voting in favor of the draft today.

The observation zone of the mission, according to the official announcement, spans the entire length of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, including the Nakhchivan segment.