"The EU has been aware of the events taking place around the Lachin corridor since December 3. We are also closely following today's events. The EU does not have a presence in Karabakh, which would allow us to better understand the situation, but we are following numerous Armenian and Azerbaijani reports from open sources, we are in contact with officials of Armenia and Azerbaijan:
The EU once again calls for restraint in actions and rejection of provocative rhetoric. The EU also hopes that the much-needed negotiations on the rights and security of the Armenian population of Karabakh will yield results and ease tensions."