On March 20, the Armenian Parliament approved an agreement between the country and the European Union on the status of the EU civilian observation mission on the Azerbaijani border. This was reported by TASS.
The relevant agreement between Yerevan and the EU was signed in November 2023.
While 57 MPs supported the approval of the document, no one opposed it, and 27 people abstained from the vote. Additionally, the opposition party’s “Honor Benim” group did not participate in the voting.
14 March European Parliament (EP) accepted It adopted a decision on strengthening ties with Armenia and called for examining a proposal to grant the country candidate status for accession to the European Union.
Later, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan statedThat Yerevan has the political will to deepen relations with the EU.
March 19 Pashinyan statedArmenia and Azerbaijan need to clarify the borders in the Tavush region, otherwise a new conflict may arise between the two countries.
Commenting on the words of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Official Representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova Wrote He stated the following on his Telegram channel: “Where did the new curators from the European Union, NATO and Washington bring the issue?”
Previously Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan expressed The EU Ambassador is concerned about observers in Armenia.