Azerbaijan wants Armenia to take 'constructive' stance on Nagorno-Karabakh

BAKU. November 1 (Interfax) - Azerbaijan expects Armenia to "take a constructive position" on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict before a planned Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) summit in Astana on December 1, said Novruz Mamedov from the Azeri president's office.

"During their negotiations, the presidents of the two countries gave orders to the foreign ministers to hold one more meeting before December 1, both with each other and with the co-chairmen of the Minsk Group of the OSCE," Mamedov told reporters.

The Minsk Group is a body mediating in the conflict. Its three co-chairmen represent Russia, the United States and France.

"I believe that ahead of the summit the Armenian side must find the will to take a constructive position in negotiations," Mamedov said.