OSCE-ZONE CONFLICTS TO BE RESOLVED

news.am
Nov 17 2009
Armenia

Conflicts in OSCE zone (Nagorno-Karabakh, Transdniestria, Kosovo)
should be settled according to the format approved earlier, RF Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the press conference following a
meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Kanat Saudabayev.

Lavrov expects Kazakhstan to "tackle the problem accordingly,"
meanwhile expressing confidence that "Kazakhstan will take with due
responsibility the issue"

As Kazakhstan holds the OSCE presidency starting 2010, it will be
the first time that a post-Soviet country assumes the post.

The Foreign Ministers also discussed the Caspian Sea legal status,
having Lavrov emphasizing that there will be no standstill on the
matter.

Underlining that Kazakhstan and Russia were driving engines in the
Caspian Sea issue, Saudabayev added, "Despite that resolution of
the problem does not solely depend on our states, but also other
countries, however Russia and Kazakhstan standpoints demonstrate
readiness to intendment."