EU establishes new civilian mission to strengthen Armenia’s resilience

On 21 April, the Council of the EU established the EU Partnership Mission in Armenia (EUPM Armenia) under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

The mission will support Armenia in facing multi-layered threats such as foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), cyber-attacks, and illicit financial flows. 

EUPM Armenia will provide strategic advice and capacity building to various ministries and national institutions so that they can develop policies to address threats faced by society and national institutions. The Mission will also support the development of a horizontal, whole-of-government approach.

The mission will provide operational recommendations and will include a task force responsible for identifying and implementing specific measures in the areas covered by its mandate.

“Armenians are facing massive disinformation campaigns and cyber-attacks. When Armenians go to the polls in June, they alone should choose their country’s future. The EU helps to protect Armenia’s resilience,” EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said.

The EU Partnership Mission in Armenia will have an initial mandate of two years, and its Operational Headquarters will be in Armenia.

The Managing Director of the Civilian Operations Headquarters within the European External Action Service (EEAS), Stefano Tomat, will be the Civilian Operation Commander. He will exercise command and control of EUPM Armenia at the strategic level.

A Head of Mission responsible for leading operations on the ground will be appointed shortly.

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