Fifteen police officers from Germany will take part in the international mission to maintain the ceasefire regime between Armenia and Azerbaijan; the unarmed law enforcement officers will carry out patrols on the border from the Armenian side. This was announced in Berlin by government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit.
“The new mission is necessary because the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border continues to remain tense,” he added.
The German government also proposes to send civilian experts.
In total, around 100 men and women will take part in the European Union mission, which is led by Germany’s federal police.
The European Union observer mission is to begin monitoring the Armenian-Azerbaijani border area next Monday. Its stated purpose is to follow the maintenance of the ceasefire with the help of unarmed patrols.
It was earlier reported that eight police officers from France would be included in the mission.
