Azerbaijan MFA hopes EU mission will leave Armenia after peace agreement signing

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) hopes that the European Union (EU) monitoring mission will leave Armenia after the signing of the peace agreement.

“The non-deployment of third-party forces along the Azerbaijan-Armenia border was advanced by Azerbaijan as one of the key provisions of the peace treaty and was ultimately accepted. When our country refers to third-party forces, it also includes the European Union Mission [in Armenia]. Our position on this matter is well known to Armenia, as the host of the mission. We hope that after the signing of the peace treaty, Armenia will fulfill its commitments within this framework,” head of the Press Service Department of the MFA of Azerbaijan, Aykhan Hajizada, said in an interview with APA news agency of the country.