European Union (EU) ambassadors will discuss and decide on the extension of the mandate of the EU monitoring mission in Armenia, today in Brussels.

According to Rikard Jozwiak, the Europe editor for RFE/RL in Prague, unless there are any last minute surprises, the ambassadors will approve the draft which will see this EU civilian mission remain in Armenia for another two years, until February 19, 2027.

The composition and number of these monitors, according to the draft decision, will remain unchanged—at 165 international and 44 Armenian staff.

The mission's monitoring zone, according to the official statement, extends along the entire Armenian-Azerbaijani border, including the Nakhichevan section.

Despite the fact that EU monitors are unarmed, Azerbaijan has slammed them from the first day of the deployment of this mission, accusing them of espionage and violating regional security.