Moscow and Astana have a common view of...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which comprises 56 states, was created in 1975 as a forum intended to unite the East and the West amid the Cold War.

However, in recent years, Russia has repeatedly criticized the organization for its inability to assure international security and stability.

The OSCE, which has failed to sign a charter, held its latest high-level summit in 1999. The latest declaration was adopted in 2002.

Kazakhstan, which currently holds the organization"s rotating chair, has pledged to hold an OSCE summit in 2010.

"We fully support the plans of Kazakhstan"s chairmanship in the OSCE," the Russian foreign minister said.

"We have a common vision of how we should act for the year to complete successfully as regards reforming the body and turning it into a full-fledged international organization, which assures a really universal approach to all security aspects and acts on the basis of respect for all

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