The EU monitoring mission in Armenia is a matter to be discussed between Armenia and the EU. Sargis Khandanyan, an MP of the ruling majority Civil Contract Faction and Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia, told this to reporters at the NA Wednesday—and referring to the statements from Azerbaijan that the aforesaid EU mission should be withdrawn from Armenia.

"The EU monitors are stationed on the territory of Armenia and monitor the Armenian side of the border [with Azerbaijan]. So, the Armenian side must decide when, for how long, and with what staff the EU monitors should be present. When the peace treaty is signed and the border delimitation process is completed [with Azerbaijan] and there is regional peace, it may be logical that there is no need for monitoring [any more]. But at the moment such a question is naturally not discussed," said Khandanyan.

And as for on which platform or under whose auspices the peace treaty can be signed, the Armenian MP stated that this question is open.

"It is possible to sign bilaterally in some format, it is possible to sign in the country of a third partner; no option is ruled out. It is a priority for us [i.e. Armenia] that it is signed with the principles we value," added Khandanyan.