Iran does not oppose EU monitoring mission in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran does not oppose the deployment of a civilian EU monitoring mission to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri has said.

Zohouri made the remarks on the sidelines of the forum Armenia-Iran Relations in Context of Common Interests on Thursday, February 10, Shant News reports.

“Other countries can contribute to ensuring security and peace in the region,” the Ambassador noted.

Foreign ministers from the 27 EU member countries met in Luxembourg in October and agreed a civil mission to address problem on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. They decided to send up to 40 EU experts on the Armenian side of the border to monitor, analyze and report the situation in the region. The mission was deployed on October 20 and finished its work on December 19. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in late December that that the European Union plans to deploy a long-term mission to Armenia to promote lasting peace in the South Caucasus.