July 18, 2008 - 13:56 AMT
OSCE MG: Azeri presidential election shouldn't affect Karabakh talks
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.