Deputy minister: EU mission on Armenia-Azerbaijan border poses risk to regional stability

The presence of the EU mission in Armenia, along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border, creates serious risks for stability in the South Caucasus region, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov told journalists on the sidelines of the 12th Global Baku Forum, according to Report.

"The EU mission has been operating for the second year under the guise of a civilian mission, but in reality, it is engaged in intelligence activities. This creates serious risks for stability in the region," he noted.

According to the deputy minister, even though Baku and Yerevan have already agreed on the text of the peace agreement, there are a number of critical conditions for peaceful coexistence in the South Caucasus, including the cessation of Armenia's militarization and non-interference of third countries in the region.

"The work on the peace agreement has been ongoing for a long time, and for nearly two years, two final points remained unresolved. One of them was directly related to the non-deployment of third-party forces along the border, including on the conditional border. Armenia has accepted this condition, which means we are heading in the right direction. However, it is important that all conditions are met – the cessation of Armenia’s militarization and the absence of third-party forces along the border," Mammadov emphasized.

When asked about the likely date and location of the peace treaty signing, the deputy minister stated that it is still too early to speak about it.