The European Union (EU) is considering providing Armenia with another 10 million euros in non-aggressive assistance from its European Peace Facility program, which aims to support the defense of allies, report the RFE/RL sources in Brussels.

Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has submitted the respective proposal to the EU Council, which is expected to debate on it in the coming weeks. The exact date of these discussions, however, is not yet clear.

The proposal will enter into force only if all 27 EU member states approve it. Last year, for example, Hungary had blocked the provision of this assistance to Armenia, and demanded that Azerbaijan also be included in this program. But after weeks of closed-door negotiations, European diplomats had managed to overcome Budapest’s resistance at the time.

It is yet unclear what position Hungary and other EU member states have on this matter.

Armenia had received €10 million from the European Peace Facility program for the first time last year.

The European Peace Facility program was established in 2021 to prevent conflicts around the world and provide non-lethal weapons to countries in need.