If we have that progress in the future, sign, ratify, and, indeed, there are signs of stable peace, of course we can discuss a new mandate for EU observers, it is not necessary to be limited to the border, the mandate also includes confidence-building measures. Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan said this during a parliamentary briefing, addressing the question of what will happen if the EU observers withdraw, as agreed.
“In the future, even in the most positive scenario, we will be able to find the right model to continue [cooperation] with European observers,” the Deputy Minister said.
To the question: is Yerevan sure that Baku will not demand that the EU mission withdraw from Armenia altogether, the Deputy Foreign Minister replied: "We can't have complete confidence in anything, but if we're talking about third-party forces, are EU observers a force? This is an observation mission. In other words, logic suggests that there shouldn't be such demands. But, of course, it's very difficult to say for sure."
