EU on Pashinyan-Blinken-von der Leyen meeting: There is no "security  guarantees" issue on agenda

ArmInfo. Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano refuted  Baku's  claims regarding the EU-US-Armenia trilateral meeting.

As Turan reports, responding to Azerbaijani media queries, he  described as "inaccurate" information about the nature of the  upcoming meeting on 5 April in Geneva. 

""It is not true that the meeting will be devoted to 'security  guarantees'. It will not touch upon issues other than EU/US-Armenia  bilateral relations.

In other words, no normalisation of relations and peace talks between  Armenia and Azerbaijan will be discussed.

The focus will be on the sustainability of Armenia's economy and  bilateral co-operation with that country," he specified.  According  to him, the EU and the US share a commitment to support a stable,  peaceful, secure and prosperous future for Armenia and the region.

""This will be an opportunity to discuss deepening co-operation with  Armenia to strengthen its economy, building on the EU-Armenia  bilateral partnership.  A stable and sustainable Armenia means a  stable South Caucasus. Our efforts are not directed against anyone,  but in the interests of the entire region and its stability," the EU  foreign diplomat noted.

Earlier, Baku's claims were also rejected by official Washington.

Notably, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry accused the EU and the  United States of plans to provide military assistance to Armenia.  "Plans to provide military assistance to Armenia within the framework  of the European Peace Facilit and the information that the April 5  meeting "includes military components harm the efforts of peaceful  construction in the region." Such activity by the European Union and  the United States is clearly one-sided and biased," they stated.

In response, official Washington has assured that discussions will  focus on EU and US support for Armenia's economic resilience as it  works to diversify its trade partnerships and meet humanitarian  needs.