European monitors are not invited to help enforce a new peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Russia's EU ambassador has told EUobserver.
But Western diplomacy might be helpful in future talks on a permanent peace accord, Vladimir Chizhov added.
"There were some references to this [a mission by Nordic EU countries] a week-or-two ago, but this is no longer valid ... Russian peacekeepers will manage," he said on Tuesday (10 November).
Chizhov spoke as the first columns...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.