US expects meeting of Azerbaijani, Armenian leaders to be step forward

The US maintains contacts between Azerbaijan and Armenia aimed at normalizing relations between the countries, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger said, Report informs.

He was commenting on the expected meeting of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Brussels within the Eastern Partnership Summit on December 15.

“I was pleased to see the announcement of this meeting. The US was working hard to have leaders meet directly. I’m hopeful it will be the step forward in establishing the normalized relationship between countries,” the ambassador noted.

“We have long supported the direct communications between the countries. We welcome this will and look forward to see the sides take advantage of this,” he added.