DISINFO: The EU is not in interested in peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan
SUMMARY
No real steps were taken to bring peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the Brussels platform meeting. In fact, the representatives of the Western countries are making the situation in the South Caucasus even more tense with their statements and organising meetings, so that as a result, a peace agreement will not be reached, but rather trigger a full-fledged regional hot spot.
RESPONSE
Disinformation discrediting Western countries' efforts to mediate in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan with this article even claiming that Western countries make the situation worse. In fact, Western countries have made several attempts to advance a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The claim attempts to pre-empt Russia's weakening position in the region. Contrary to the claim, the EU has a strong interest in a politically stable and economically prosperous Southern Caucasus, but the regional context is difficult. The EU continues to support efforts towards peace in the South Caucasus, including through the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia. To cautiously create a base for confidence-building and dialogue in the fresh post-war environment, the EU has come up with a number of programmes (EU4Peace, EU4Dialogue, EU4Culture).
The EU actively supports peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia. As a result, the EU organised peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia several times. After peace talks in Brussels, on 6th April 2022, presidents Pashinyan and Aliyev ordered their respective foreign ministers to start preparations for peace talks. The latest meeting of leaders in Brussels took place on 14 May 2023, see the statement from the EEAS Armenia/Azerbaijan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the normalisation process. In addition, the EU (European Council) agreed to establish a civilian European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The objective of the Mission is to contribute to stability in the border areas of Armenia, building confidence on the ground, and ensure an environment conducive to normalisation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan supported by the EU.
In response to Armenia’s request, EUMA will conduct routine patrolling and report on the situation, which will strengthen the EU’s understanding of the situation on the ground. The Mission will also contribute to the mediation efforts in the framework of the process led by President of the European Council Charles Michel. EUMA has a mandate for two years and will have a staff of 100.
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