(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Sabina Mammadli read more Russian pundit Igor Korotchenko is confident that Armenia has
committed“a huge Political and strategic mistake” by pushing for
another European Union mission to be sent to the border with
Azerbaijan, Azernews reports.
Noting that it's unclear what the mission will observe as there
is no exact borderline between Azerbaijan and Armenian, the pundit
stressed that for such missions to have the right to exist, first
the work on the delimitation and demarcation of the border should
be carried out.
Korotchenko is convinced that this will be the mission of agents
of special services under the diplomatic guise and its presence in
the region will benefit neither Armenia nor its relations with
Azerbaijan.
“In any case, the involvement of the EU in the South Caucasus
does not meet the national interests of any countries in the
region, including Russia. If Armenia thinks otherwise, it is
committing a very big political and strategic mistake,' Korotchenko
warned.
Besides, he noted that the EU mission won't in any capacity
affect the work of the existing Russian contingent in the Karabakh
economic region. He added that the Russian peacekeeping contingent
cannot be replaced with any other mission, as that would mean
interference in Azerbaijan's internal relations.
'If Yerevan tries to drag a European contingent there, Moscow
will be categorically against it, and Baku will take the same
political position,' Korotchenko underlined.
To recap, on January 23, the EU Council approved the dispatch of
a long-term civilian mission to Armenia.
The aim of the mission is to promote stability on the
Azerbaijani-Armenian border, build confidence on the ground and
provide an environment conducive to EU-supported efforts to
normalize relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Previously, the issue of placement of the first EU mission on
the border was reflected in the statement adopted on October 7
following the quadripartite meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev with French President Emmanuel Macron, European Council
President Charles Michel, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinyan in Prague.
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Sabina Mammadli is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
Twitter: @sabinammdl
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