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Governor of Armenia’s Vayots Dzor Province Ararat Grigoryan says a meeting between regional governors and the EU monitoring team deployed in Armenia is likely to be held within the next few days.

"I suppose the meeting will take place in the coming days, but the format is under discussion. As for other issues, there is nothing concrete at the moment," he told reporters on Thursday.

Referring to the activity of the EU monitors, Grigoryan said: “They are visiting the borders, recording border incidents and collecting data to submit them to the EU countries.”

The EU Monitoring Capacity in Armenia (EUMCAP), launched in October, completed its mandate on 19 December.

Based on the agreement between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, European Council and France, the EUMCAP was deployed on 20 October along the Armenian side of the international border with Azerbaijan with the objective of monitoring, analyzing and reporting on the situation on the ground.

Against this background, the European Council – in agreement with Armenia’s authorities – decided that the existing EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) will deploy a transitional planning assistance team in Armenia to enhance the EU’s awareness of the security situation, and contribute to the planning and preparation of a possible civilian CSDP mission in the country. The transitional planning assistance team is also expected to support the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in the EU-facilitated normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan.