The European Parliament called on the EU and its member states to adopt targeted sanctions against individuals in the Azerbaijani government who are responsible for numerous ceasefire violations and human rights violations in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenian Prime Minister spent a fruitful day attending the European Political Community summit. In particular, on the sidelines of the summit on October 5, he held talks with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met on 5 October with leaders of France, Germany and the European Council on the sidelines of European Political Community summit in Granda.

Governments involved in facilitating talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia should secure concrete commitments from the Azerbaijani president on respecting, protecting, and implementing the right to return of ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh, Human Rights Watch said in a statement published on the organization’s webpage on 5 October.

The Armenian delegation led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will go to the European Political Community summit in Granada. He stated this on 4 October during a question-and-answer session in the National Assembly.

The UN response to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh has been late and insufficient. This statement was made on October 4 by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, at the request of deputies, commenting on the visit of the UN mission to Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan received the French Ambassador France to Armenia Olivier Olivier Decottignies, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense reported On October 4.

Even in light of the UN visit, there is a strong need for a longer-term, independent international monitoring mission in Nagorno-Karabakh, said Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State during the press briefing on 3 October.

France has expressed its readiness to sign a bilateral agreement that will allow it to provide military equipment to Yerevan so that Armenia could ensure its own defense. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna stated this on October 3 during a press conference in Yerevan.

A United Nations mission completed its mission in Nagorno Karabakh on Sunday, 1 October. The statement is published on the UN webpage.