MOSCOW, November 29. /TASS/. A large number of countries have submitted requests for bilateral meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the OSCE foreign ministers’ meeting in North Macedonia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

"I can indeed confirm that there are many requests for bilateral meetings. There will also be multilateral meetings. Bilateral ones are planned as well," she told a news briefing.

The meeting of OSCE foreign ministers will be held from November 30 to December 1. The members are to make up their mind regarding a candidate for OSCE presidency.