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VILNIUS, 31 January 2011 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis will visit Moscow from 1 to 3 February to discuss with the Russian authorities  the follow-up to the Astana OSCE Summit and the Chairmanship’s priorities, including protracted conflicts, transnational threats, energy security and media freedom, ways to strengthen OSCE.

Upon arrival to Domodedovo airport on 1 February, Ažubalis will lay a Condolence Wreath in the hall where the terrorist attack took place on 24 January.

During his visit, Ažubalis will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Head of the Duma’s International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev, the Chairperson of the Human Rights Council of the Russian Federation Mikhail Fedotov and Human Rights Ombudsman of the Russian Federation Vladimir Lukin, as well as with representatives of the civil society, think-tanks and media.

Ažubalis will give a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, 2 February, at 12:00. Advance media registration is mandatory. For registration, please, send an application by fax to the Department of Press and Information of the Russian Foreign Ministry at +7 (499) 244 18 67. 

A news conference by Ažubalis at the Interfax news agency (2, 1-ya Tverskaya-Yamskaya) will take place on 3 February at 17:00 (Moscow time). Advance media registration is mandatory. For registration, please, call +7 (499) 250 88 32.