Azerbaijan-U.S. bilateral consultations in security sphere is planned to be held in Baku early February, Spokesman for U.S. Embassy Keith Bean told APA agency.

According to him, the dialogue on security issues is planned to be held in Baku early February: “There is no final date yet. A high-level delegation led by State Department officials, but also including Department of Defense representatives will attend.” Such consultations between Azerbaijan and US are held once a year.

According to diplomatic sources, the consultations will be held on February 7. The Azerbaijani delegation will be led by Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, but the U.S. delegation by Assistant Secretary of Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro.