The EU delegation in Armenia issued a message, in which, in particular, it is said: “Today, 2023 was held at Aram Khachatryan House Museum. Press conference dedicated to Europe Day and European Union-Armenia relations. Head of the European Union delegation, Ambassador Andrea Victorin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan and Sweden’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Patrick Svensson made statements and answered media questions. 2023 In February, Sweden took over the presidency of the EU Council and joined the organization of the annual Europe Day celebration.
The EU delegation would like to provide the following clarification regarding today’s press conference. Below is the correct answer to the question about the EU Civilian Mission (EUMA) observers. We ask all our media partners to use this translation. Full versions of the press conference in Armenian and English languages will be published soon.
“The reports are not provided to Armenia. They are not provided to Azerbaijan, and they are not provided to Armenia. However, since the mission is directed by the officers of the RA Ministry of Defense, the Armenian side is well aware of what they [the observers] see. It is natural that they cannot be everywhere. Therefore, they can only observe and then report back to Brussels. However, they cannot report what they have not seen. Which is quite a logical factor. They were not present “on the ground” during the recent invasion and clashes… when the invasion took place. The border is quite long and there is a patrolling schedule. At the same time, the goal is not that they should be present when accidents happen. They monitor along the border and see what’s happening around the border, but that doesn’t mean they’re exactly where something is happening at the moment.”
