Washington briefing: Coming up: Azerbaijani, Georgian, and Turkish officials in the U.S.

by Emil Sanamyan

Published: Saturday September 12, 2009

Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov at the State Department, July 7, 2007. Armenian Reporter

Washington - On September 14, European Union officials will gather in Brussels for a fresh review of the EU's policy in the South Caucasus.

Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov will arrive in Washington the week of September 14 for the annual bilateral security dialogue session. On the 18th Mr. Azimov will join Undersecretary of State Bill Burns, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, and former State Department and congressional official David Kramer at a Georgetown University event.

Also is Washington next week will be Georgia's Deputy Prime Minister Georgi Baramidze. On September 15 he will discuss his country's priorities at the Atlantic Council of the United States.

Between September 20 and 23, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and then in Pittsburgh for the summit of the world's 20 largest economies (the G20) on September 24-25.

Before proceeding to the G20 meeting, the presidents of the United States and Russia plan to meet in New York on September 23; the U.S. secretary of state will follow up on the talks with a visit to Moscow next month.