The European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia (EUMA) has inaugurated a new headquarters in Armenia, the mission said in a post on X.

Head of EUMA Markus Ritter, together with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Head of EU mission in the country Vassilis Maragos inaugurated the new Headquarters.

Ritter also announced the EUMA Full Operational Capability.

The European Union launched a civilian mission in Armenia back in February, which is tasked to promote settlement of the situation with Azerbaijan. The mission’s two-year mandate envisages patrolling and reporting about the situation to Brussels to raise its awareness of the situation on the ground. According to experts in Brussels, the mission is ultimately geared to enhance the European Union’s influence in the South Caucasus amid its confrontation with Russia.