Russia doubts that the European Union mission sent to Armenia is of a civilian nature.

According to APA's Moscow correspondent, this was stated on behalf of the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, in her statement on the new mission of European observers on the agency's official website.

"We have already commented on the decision of the European Union (EU) Council on the establishment of the mission in Armenia.

The representatives of the European Union, who emphasize that the new mission has an exclusively civilian character, are insincere.

This takes place within the framework of the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy.

Therefore, it should be treated accordingly.

Unfortunately, this is not the first time that we have registered the efforts of the European Union and the West as a whole to strengthen our ally Armenia by any means.

We see in these attempts an exceptional geopolitical situation, far from the interests of the real normalization of relations in the South Caucasus.

Everything is being done to push Russia out of the region and weaken its historical role as the main provider of security.

Baku's negative evaluations about this initiative are ignored," Zakharova stressed.

The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry added that the European Union's experience of participating in the resolution of various regional conflicts is ambiguous:

"Brussels can hardly boast of its successes in this field.

Take, for example, mediation efforts and the EU mission in Serbia's Kosovo.

This should be taken into account when evaluating the decision of the EU regarding the new mission in Armenia.

We are sure that the complex of agreements signed between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia remains the main factor of stability and security in the region in the near future.

Their comprehensive implementation, including the opening of transport communications, the delimitation of the Armenia-Azerbaijani border, the establishment of relations between the public, experts, religious circles, and parliamentarians of the two countries, as well as the negotiations on the preparation of a peace treaty, is a direct way to improve the situation in the region.

The Russian Federation is ready to contribute to this in any way," Zakharova said in her statement.