The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, referred to the EU’s civilian monitoring mission during the weekly press conference. Zakharova stated that Russia’s principled position is that no non-regional “factor” should be strengthened in Transcaucasia, and this approach is unchanged, “The appearance of representatives of the US and the NATO-affiliated EU in the border regions of Armenia will bring geopolitical competition to the area and aggravate the existing situation.
The name EU hides NATO’s role in the region with all its problems. We are convinced that the guarantor of peace in the area is the peacekeepers of the Russian Federation and the border guards of the Russian Federation in Armenia.”
