ArmInfo. While in Brussels, Secretary Blinken and USAID Administrator Power will also join a U.S.-EU trilateral meeting with Armenia, together with European Commission President von der Leyen and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan, regarding U.S. and EU support for Armenia's economic resilience as it works to diversify its trade partnerships and address humanitarian needs, Matthew Miller, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, told a briefing.
"I suppose it's always possible it could come up on the margins of the meeting, in that type of conversation, but that's not the focus of the meeting. The meeting in Brussels is to focus on Armenia's economic resilience as it works to diversify its trade partnerships and address humanitarian needs," he said.
As to the reaction by Azerbaijan, which said the U.S. and EU might share responsibility for potential escalation following this meeting, Mr Miller said:
"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."
As to the reasons for the decision to establish this trilateral format and whether it has anything to do with f Armenia's decision to stay away from Russia and pursue the EU pathway, Mr Miller said:
" I don't have any further comment other than what I just said."