European Council decides to strengthen cooperation with Armenia 

ArmInfo.The October European Council discussed how to strengthen our cooperation with  Armenia and support its democratically elected authorities, its  resilience, its security and the continuation of reforms in the  country. We decided to beef up our mission in Armenia:  more  observers and more patrols in sensitive areas of the border, Josep  Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,  stated following a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. 

And we will explore a possible support to Armenia under the European  Peace Facility and options for visa- liberalisation for Armenia. 

We have to be very much vigilant for any attempts of destabilisation  of Armenia, internally and externally.  And our message to Azerbaijan  has been clear: any violation of Armenia's territorial integrity will  be unacceptable and would have severe consequences for the quality of  our relations.  

We call for the resumption of negotiations between Armenia and  Azerbaijan and on the work done by the President of the [European]  Council [Charles Michel]. We need a peace treaty to be concluded and  we are committed to continue our mediation role.  

We decided to invite the Armenian Foreign Minister [Ararat Mirzoyan]  to join us in the margins of the next, maybe the next, Foreign  Affairs Council, it has to be decided - but an upcoming Foreign  Affairs Council.