US State Department Does Not Comment on Pompeo's Proposed Meetings with Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers

The U.S. State Department has not commented on a report published Monday, which suggested that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo may hold separate meetings with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanian on October 23, amid escalating tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The press service of the American foreign policy agency did not respond to TASS's request to confirm or comment on the meeting, which was earlier reported by Politico, citing its sources. According to their information, the Secretary of State is expected to first hold talks with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, followed by his Armenian counterpart.

Tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh have escalated since September 27, with hostilities occurring along the contact line.