Agreement on EUMA status signed in Armenia

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS. Armenia and the EU have signed an agreement regarding the status of the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA).

The agreement was signed at the Foreign Ministry by Deputy FM Paruyr Hovhannisyan and Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos.

The agreement on the status of EUMA pertains to regulating privileges and rights of the mission.

“We are ready to move forwards and further strengthen the presence of the mission in the country, to contribute to stability and monitoring on the Armenian side of the border and to see what is taking place,” Maragos said.

Hovhannisyan in turn explained that the agreement on the status is about creating facilitated conditions for the monitors, ranging from healthcare to technical issues. “It’s similar to the authority that diplomats have in every country,” the Deputy FM said.

A few days ago, the EU Foreign Affairs Council approved the expansion of EUMA.