EU Deploys Monitoring Team on Armenia-Azerbaijan Border After Deadly Clash
- Mission aims to “build confidence” as sides discuss border
- Hundreds died in Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting last month
An unexploded rocket in a road outside the town on Jermuk, Armenia on Sept. 15.
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The European Union deployed a monitoring mission along Armenia’s border with Azerbaijan on Monday after clashes last month that killed hundreds of soldiers on both sides.
The team of up to 40 experts aims “to build confidence” by reporting on the situation as the two neighboring Caucasus states strive to reach an agreement on delineating their border, the European Council said in a statement. The EU presence will last no more than two months, it said.