MOSCOW. Jan 18 (Interfax) - Moscow has studied the program of the Austrian OSCE chairmanship and is ready to assist in its implementation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"We have studied the program of your chairmanship; we believe that it is pragmatic and has concrete goals, and we are ready to assist in its successful implementation," Lavrov said in his opening remarks at negotiations with Austrian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Sebastian Kurz.
Moscow is interested in maintaining "clarity [in relations with Vienna] and is ready to interact with the new president, Alexander Van der Bellen," he said.