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Astana, Dec. 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych discussed the preparations for Ukraine's chairmanship of the OSCE in 2013 during a meeting with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut in Astana.

The Ukrainian president expressed hope that the work would be fruitful.

"We are always responsible for everything we are undertaking. We have a professional team with a high level of discipline. Today we have started to prepare people and structures for the chairmanship of the OSCE," Yanukovych said, expressing confidence that the preparations would be of the highest quality.