The U.S. stands for peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte said at a meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.

The Nagorno Karabakh talks should be speeded up, according to him.

For his part, Mr Mammadyarov said that the conflict can be resolved in the framework of Azerbaijan's "territorial integrity."

The two also referred to bilateral cooperation and its prospects, Trend Azeri news agency reports.