ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan received a delegation led by EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar.
According to the press service of the RA Defense Ministry, the head of the EU delegation to Armenia Andrea Wiktorin also took part in the meeting.
Harutyunyan informed the guests about the situation in the region after the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh and the implementation of the provisions of the joint statement of November 9.
The head of the Armenian defense department stressed that Azerbaijan does not comply with the provisions of Article 8 of the statement on the return of prisoners of war and other detainees, and also uses this process for political purposes to exert additional pressure on Armenia.
In turn, Klaar noted that the European Union supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and is ready to contribute to the intensification of negotiations in this format. During the meeting, the parties also touched upon regional security issues.