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EU mission fully implements its mandate, says Armenian deputy FM

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YEREVAN, MAY 12, ARMENPRESS. The EU civilian monitoring mission in Armenia is fully implementing its mandate, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Paruyr Hovhannisyan said on May 12.

Asked on the Azerbaijani attacks in Sotk and the EU mission’s reaction, Hovhannisyan said that the mission couldn’t have reacted to the aggression because their role is to regularly visit all sections of the border and prepare reports for Brussels.

“The observers couldn’t have reacted in any way. Their role is to regularly prepare reports for Brussels and EU member states, regularly visit all parts of the border. Their presence is already a contribution in terms of improving the situation. This created a safer environment on the ground psychologically. And in this regard the mission is fully implementing its mandate,” he said.

He said that the Armenian authorities had no doubts that provocations would happen, and that’s what happened on May 11.

“But at this moment we can positively assess the activities of the [EU] mission,” Hovhannisyan said.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS