Russia backs Kazakh President's initiative on holding 2010 OSCE Summit

sp; ASTANA. November 18. KAZINFORM. The Russian side backed the initiative of the Kazakh President on holding the OSCE Summit within the framework of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the organization. It was made public during Tuesday meeting of Kazakh Secretary of State - Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev with Foreign Affairs Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov in Moscow; Kazakh MFA's press service told Kazinform.

The diplomats discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The parties agreed to interact next year in the OSCE-CIS format since in 2010 Russia will chair the CIS. They also considered the issues of cooperation within the framework of the integration organizations CIS, SCO and the UN, security in Central Asian region including the Afghanistan situation and exchanged opinions on a legal status of the Caspian Sea.

An action plan on cooperation between the foreign affairs ministries of Kazakhstan and Russia for 2010 was signed. The sides also reached an agreement between the governments of the two states on order of medical support of personnel in Baikonur.