The government of Armenia made an offer to Azerbaijan to jointly create a mechanism to investigate ceasefire violations along the border, after recent accusations by official Baku of alleged ceasefire breaches by Armenian forces.
“In the recent period the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan has been periodically disseminating information claiming that units of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Armenia are violating the ceasefire regime. Despite the fact that the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia has denied all these accusations, Azerbaijan continues the dissemination of such information, ” a statement from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s office said on Saturday.
“In continuation of the statement of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia made on June 15, 2024, and based on the fact that it is the will of the Government of the Republic of Armenia not to allow tension, the staff of the Prime Minister of Armenia have proposed to the staff of the President of Azerbaijan through diplomatic channels to create a bilateral mechanism for investigation of cases of violations of the ceasefire regime,” the statement added.
Azerbaijan has not responded to Armenia’s offer.
The European Union was quick to welcome Yerevan’s initiative, with its special envoy to the Caucasus, Toivo Klaar, taking to social media to offer the bloc’s help in facilitating such a mechanism.
“The proposal of Armenia to establish a bilateral mechanism to address alleged ceasefire violations on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border to reduce tensions is to be welcomed,” Klaar said in a post on the social media platform, X.
“The European Union has for 15 years through the EU Monitoring Mission in George helped organize similar meetings in Georgia and is ready to share its experiences,” Klaar added.