OSCE Chairman-in-Office Kanat Saudabayev and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone talk and discussed the preparations for and agenda of the OSCE Summit to be held in Astana, Dec. 1-2.

The press service of the Kazakh foreign office reports that the sides expressed hope for success. They pointed out the need for a constructive approach to a political document.

OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, who has arrived in Astana, pointed out that the OSCE member-countries welcome the draft declaration prepared under Kazakhstan’s chairmanship. The draft will be improved, but the preparatory work has been done at a high level, he said.