US does not agree with Azerbaijan’s comments that meeting in Brussels will escalate situation in South Caucasus

The United States does not agree with the comments that the Armenia-EU-US meeting scheduled for April 5 in Brussels will escalate the situation in the South Caucasus, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press briefing on Wednesday.

“I obviously would not agree with those comments. The focus of this meeting is on economic resilience to help Armenia diversify its trade partnerships and address humanitarian needs. I fail to see why that would be escalatory or would be of a concern to any country in the world,” Miller said when asked about Azerbaijan’s reaction to the meeting.