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Naira Badalian

Armenia to sign agreement on EUMA status in Armenia

Armenia to sign agreement on EUMA status in Armenia

ArmInfo.On August 31, the Government of Armenia approved the proposal to sign the "Agreement  between the Republic of Armenia and the European Union on the status of the European Union Mission (EUMA) in Armenia".

As the explanation to the document says, back in 2022, at the request  of the Armenian side, the EU Council made an unprecedentedly urgent  decision to deploy an EU civil minotoring mission on the  international border of Armenia and Azerbaijan for a period of two  months. The latter was deployed along the eastern border of Armenia  from October 20 to December 19, 2022, which significantly contributed  to the relative stabilization of the border situation.

Taking into account the security risks posed to Armenia and the  significant risk of further escalation of the situation on the  eastern borders of the country, the Armenian side appealed to the  European Union with a request to extend the duration of the  above-mentioned monitoring mission. However, based on the fact that  the composition of the mission in question was formed from members of  the EU mission in Georgia, and with such a composition, the duration  of the mission could only be extended for another two months, the EU  side took the initiative to create a civilian observation mission  exclusively for Armenia. The latter was not only welcomed by the  Armenian authorities, but the Armenian side made significant efforts  to enlist the support of all EU member states in creating a long-term  mission, the document reads. 

On February 20, 2023, the European Union launched the EU civilian  mission in Armenia (EU Mission in Armenia / EUMA) under its Common  Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

The EUMA is a neutral and non-executive mission, which will have a  two-year mandate, and was formally established by the European  Council decision on 23 January 2023. 

The Mission will be deployed on the Armenian side of the  Armenia-Azerbaijan border and will contribute to stability in the  border areas of Armenia, build confidence and human security in  conflict affected areas, and ensure an environment conducive to the   normalisation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan supported by the   EU.

The total - exclusively civilian - staff of the EUMA will be  approximately one hundred persons, including around fifty unarmed  observers.

The Operational Headquarters of the mission will be in Yeghegnadzor,  in Armenia's Vayots Dzor province.  EEAS Managing Director of  Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) Stefano Tomat will  serve as the Civilian Operation Commander, while Markus Ritter will  serve as the Head of Mission.  

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