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.”