The US Under Secretary of State on Europe and Euroasia, Daniel Fried, and US special envoy on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and Eurasian regions, Steven Mann, will arrive in Baku on Wednesday evening, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend.
The official meetings will be held on Thursday, the ForiegnMInistry announced. The US delegation is expected to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev , the Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Defense Minister Safar Abiyev. During the meeting he is planned
to discuss bilateral relationships, pre-elections situation, and the resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
A delegation had held a meeting in Armenia with the leadership of the country, in particular with Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Speaker Artur Bagdasarian, the Defense and Justice Ministers, Serje Sarkisyan and David Arutunian. The talks centered on bilateral relationships, democratic reforms in Armenia, the Armenian-American military cooperation, the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as the implementation of the US assistance programs in Armenia.