First of all, the EU doesn't have to be anywhere in this context. We have offered, and [European Council] President [Charles] Michel in particular has offered, his good offices.  For us, the primary interest is to actually have an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Toivo Klaar, the European Union (EU) Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, stated this in an interview to Armenpress—and referring to the fact that Azerbaijan at the last moment first refused to attend the meeting in Granada, Spain, then the meeting scheduled for late October in Brussels.

“And where that is ultimately signed is to us much less important than the fact that there is genuine normalization between Armenia and Azerbaijan. So that's one thing.

“As far as [Azerbaijani] President Aliyev deciding not to come to Grenada is concerned, well, we were disappointed, we thought that it was an important possibility and quite important forum to send strong messages.

“We are still, President Michel is still, ready and willing to organize a meeting of the leaders in Brussels at the earliest possible opportunity. Well, dates certainly are important. But the most important thing is to actually move forward and that is what we are focused on, to try to encourage forward movement in a genuine normalization of relations,” Klaar added.