YEREVAN.- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will visit the region in the near future, spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan  Taguhi Jaukyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

She added that the official Washington will most likely inform about details of the visit in the end of this week.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier referring to Turan news agency, Burns will visit Azerbaijani capital Baku this week. Settlement of the Karabakh issue is top priority in the visit’s agenda, U.S. Ambassador in Baku Matthew Bryza told journalists.