European Peace Facility: EU adopts first ever assistance measure to support Armenian Armed Forces

For the first time, the EU announced today that it would support Armenia’s armed forces from the European Peace Facility (EPF), adopting an assistance measure worth €10 million.

This measure aims to enhance the logistical capacities of the Armenian Armed Forces, and to contribute to the improved protection of civilians in crises and emergencies. It also aims to enhance the resilience of Armenia and to accelerate the interoperability of its Armed Forces in case of possible future participation in international military missions and operations, including those deployed by the EU. More concretely, the adopted measure will allow the provision of a fully-fledged deployable tent camp for a battalion-sized unit.

“Security is an increasingly important element of our bilateral relations with Armenia,” Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said. “We have a mutual interest to further scale up our dialogue on foreign and security policy, also looking into Armenia’s future participation in EU-led missions and operations.”

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