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Armenia

EU approves 2-year monitoring mission to Armenia–Azerbaijan border

by Robin Fabbro

•3 min read

The European Union has approved the deployment of a new civilian monitoring mission in Armenia to ‘contribute to stability in border areas’. In a statement announcing the decision on Monday, the EU Council said it would ‘build confidence on the ground, and ensure an environment conducive to normalisation efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan supported by the EU.’ The civilian mission, which was requested by Yerevan, will ‘conduct routine patrolling and report on the situation’. Headquartere

Ilham Aliyev, Charles Michel, and Nikol Pashinyan. Photo via primeminister.am

Armenia

Charles Michel: Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting ‘frank and productive’

by Ani Avetisyan

•3 min read

European Council President Charles Michel praised the latest Brussels meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, though details of concrete agreements between the two have remained scant. ‘The leaders agreed to advance discussions on the future peace treaty governing inter-state relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Teams led by the Foreign Ministers will take forward this process in the coming weeks’, an official statement from Charles

Nikol Pashinyan, Charles Michel, and Ilham Aliyev. Official photo.

Armenia

Pashinyan and Aliyev agree to establish border commission by April

by OC Media

•3 min read

In a Brussels summit, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev agreed to establish a bilateral working group on border delimitation by the end of April and to instruct their respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs to ‘work on the preparation of a future peace treaty’. The 6 March meeting, which lasted over three hours, was facilitated by President of the European Council Charles Michel. According to a European Council statement released following the su

Nikol Pashinyan (left) and Ilham Aliyev (centre) meeting with Charles Michel
in Brussels on 14 December.

Armenia

Aliyev and Pashinyan meet one-on-one in Brussels

by Ani Avetisyan

•3 min read

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have met in Brussels to discuss humanitarian issues and the reopening of communication links in the region. According to EU Council President Charles Michel, who hosted Tuesday’s meeting, the two leaders also held a brief tête-à-tête conversation after he left the room in order for them to speak directly. In a statement following the meeting, Michel stressed that the EU would ‘continue to support confidence-building measures between Armenia and Azerbaij

19 April Agreement

Analysis | Brokered by Charles Michel, broken by Georgian Dream

by Dato Parulava

•13 min read

The rise of illiberalism in Georgia is turning heads in Brussels and yet still, the country is pushing ambitious foreign policy goals with the EU. In light of discrepancies between domestic policies and foreign policy aspirations, MEPs and pundits tell OC Media that Georgia should prove its ambitions are not just on paper, or the country has much to lose. On 9 August, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani bravely presented his country’s ambitious foreign policy, according to which Georgi