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Armenia has agreed to a civilian EU mission alongside the border with Azerbaijan which will start in October for a maximum of two months.

The agreement was reached after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President Charles Michel met in Prague late on Thursday on the margins of the first meeting of the European Political Community.

“Armenia and Azerbaijan confirmed their commitment to the UN Charter and the Alma-Ata 1991 Declaration through which both sides recognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty. They confirmed that this will serve as basis for the work of the commissions on delimitation and that the next meeting of these commissions will take place in Brussels by the end of October,” the Armenian government’s readout of the meeting said.

“Armenia agreed to facilitate a civilian EU mission alongside the border with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan agreed to cooperate with this mission as far as it is concerned. The mission will start in October for a maximum period of two months. The purpose of the mission will be to build confidence and, through its reports, support the border commissions,” the statement added.