Baku calls for termination of EU border mission in Armenia

ArmInfo. The authorities of  Azerbaijan have once again demanded the closure of the European Union civil mission's activities on the borders of Armenia.

According to the APA agency, Hikmet Hajiyev, the assistant to the  President of Azerbaijan, told journalists that the EU mission on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border should be completed. He said that the  Azerbaijani side does not see the necessity for a third party to be  involved in the delimitation process, which is carried out under  conditions of mutual understanding and peace: "We do not see a  necessity to deploy any EU mission on the Armenian-Azerbaijani  border. The mission's activities should be completed. The deployment  of the mission was agreed upon in Prague with the participation of  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron,  Charles Michel, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.  Initially, the  mission was intended to be short-term. 

However, we see that this mission is becoming permanent, with its  composition and mandate territory expanding. We do not see any  necessity for a third party to participate in the delimitation  process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which is carried out under  conditions of mutual understanding and peace. We do not believe that  the EU mission contributes to strengthening peace in the region,  rather, it is a cause for concern," the assistant to the Azerbaijani  leader said.