ArmInfo. "EUMA has been regularly patrolling in the Yeraskh area, including the steel plant, to observe any security & military developments. By our presence, we have contributed to safer and more secure environment," the EU civilian mission to Armenia (EUMA) reports on its Official X account (Twitter), thus editing its earlier post.
It is worthy of note that, an earlier EUMA post on the official X page, which has since been removed, stated the following: "Last weeks, EUMA regularly patrolled in the Yeraskh area, to observe and oversee the dismantling of the steel plant. By our EU presence, we contributed to the safe and secure transport of the material and the equipment to a new location."
On January 23 this year, the EU Council has agreed to form a new civilian mission of the European Union in Armenia (EUMA) within the framework of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). The Mission's goal is to promote stability in Armenia's border areas, build trust on the ground and provide conditions conducive to EU-supported efforts to normalize relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Mission stated. The EU civilian mission in Armenia (EUMA) was launched on February 20 this year within the framework of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) and has a two-year mandate.
Baku is actively opposed to the operation of the plant being built with American investments in Yeraskh. Enemy forces consistently hold the enterprise under intense fire. In July, the Azerbaijani government officially appealed to Armenia with a demand to stop the construction of a large metallurgical plant in Yeraskh, Ararat region of the Republic of Armenia. A letter from the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan to the Minister of Environment of Armenia stated that the operation of metallurgical plants is recognized as an activity "that may cause a significant negative transboundary impact." It also turned out that Armenia was also obliged to inform Azerbaijan about the construction of this plant in advance.