Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan today met with Stefano Tomat, the Civilian Operations Commander of the European External Action Service and Markus Ritter who heads the new EU monitoring mission in Armenia.

Pashinyan, according to his office, welcomed the EU's long-term civilian monitoring mission in Armenia and emphasized that it will contribute to regional stability and peace.

Tomat thanked Armenia for its assistance to the mission and referred to the work to be carried out in Armenia.

(The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the European Union’s diplomatic service. Since 2011, the EEAS has carried out the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy.)