US disagrees with Azerbaijani claims that upcoming Armenia-EU-US meeting could lead to escalation in the South Caucasus

Washington does not agree with the Azerbaijani claims that the trilateral meeting between Armenia, EU and US to be held in Brussels on April 5 could lead to escalation in the South Caucasus, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a briefing.

He disagreed with the reaction of the Azerbaijani side which described the Armenia-EU-US meeting as “dividing” and said the US and EU might share responsibility for potential escalation following the meeting.

“So, 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.