Two days after the EU's decision to deploy an observation mission, the OSCE decides to send a needs assessment mission to Armenia—in the border regions with Azerbaijan. Jonathan Lacote, the former French Ambassador to Armenia, wrote this on Facebook.

"This decision marks the result of the actions by the [French] Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, after the armed attacks of Azerbaijan on the Armenian territory. The deployment of this OSCE mission will make an additional contribution to the respect of Armenia's security and territorial integrity," Lacote added.