OSCE MG: Azeri presidential election shouldn't affect Karabakh talksJuly 18, 2008 - 13:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs are hopeful that the presidential election in Azerbaijan will not affect talks on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. "We are hopeful that the forthcoming election in Azerbaijan won't block the talks. Nevertheless, everything depends on the Azerbaijani government," said Ambassador Matthew Bryza, the U.S. Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group. The election campaign will kick off when the Central Election Committee announces the exact day of the election late this month, Trend Azeri news agency reports. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |