On 2 June, President of the European Council Charles Michel during a meeting with Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, as well as in a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, recalled that the full implementation of the 9 November, 2020 ceasefire declaration by Azerbaijan and Armenia is essential for regional security and stability.

The official website of the EU reported.

“The EU is ready to provide expertise on border delimitation and demarcation and to support confidence building. The European Union also encourages both parties to cooperate, as matter of urgency, on the return of detainees and full transparency with regard to mine fields, and other important humanitarian issues. The EU is providing almost 20 million EUR in humanitarian assistance and will continue to be engaged.” The EU statement reads.

It is noted that addressing these immediate challenges is, however, only a first step towards a sustainable peaceful settlement. The PEC called on both sides to engage in renewed negotiations in a constructive spirit.

The President of the European Council Charles Michel, in a conversation with both Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev, stressed that the European Union has a profound interest in the security, stability and prosperity of the South Caucasus region as an integral part of the EU’s Eastern Partnership.