The U.S. Embassy in Armenia reports the arrival of Ambassador Philip Reeker in Yerevan.

The embassy says that during his December 1-4 visit, Ambassador Reeker will meet with government officials, civil society representatives and others to discuss the United States' facilitation of direct Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations aimed at achieving lasting peace," the embassy said in a statement.

Reeker had also previously visited Baku and Tbilisi.