Head of EU delegation to Azerbaijan, was summoned to country`s  Foreign Ministry

ArmInfo. Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Peter Mihalko , was summoned to the country's Foreign Ministry, where he was once again informed that "the activities of the EU Monitoring Mission in Armenia, which are contrary to the initial agreements, raise serious concerns."

"It was emphasized that the EU monitoring mission has become "a  conduit of "binocular diplomacy", facilitating the organisation of  visits to border regions by various European officials as well as  unofficial delegations".

All such visits are used to spread anti-Azerbaijani hatred and  replicate unjustified Azerbaijanophobia," the Azerbaijani Foreign  Ministry believes Without exception, 'all such visits are used to  spread anti-Azerbaijani hatred and replicate unjustified  Azerbaijanophobia". The fact that "binocular diplomacy" is observed  at a time when the calm reigns along the border and Azerbaijan and  Armenia are implementing serious confidence-building measures is of  particular concern," the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a  statement.

It was also noted that "The recent case of an attempted illegal  border crossing through EUMA's areas of responsibility casts a shadow  over the tasks of the Confidence Building Support Mission .The  Azerbaijani MFA urged the EU to take all necessary measures to ensure  that the EUMA on the territory of Armenia acts strictly as a neutral,  civilian and unarmed mission and refrains from taking steps against  the sovereignty, territorial integrity of Azerbaijan or its security  interests," the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry  concluded.

On February 6,  head of the EU delegation to Azerbaijan, Peter  Mihalko  responded to Baku's attacks on the civil mission of the  European Union in Armenia (EUMA).

"I regret that in the recent days, some media in Azerbaijan published  absolutely baseless allegations against the EU Mission in Armenia. I  underline that EUMA is a civilian, unarmed mission & its mandate is  to observe. The presence of the mission aims to contribute to  stability & confidence building. The EU will continue its efforts to  support peace settlement between Azerbaijan & Armenia" Peter Mihalko  wrote on his account  on Twitter (X).