MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. After participating in the 31st Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov will travel to Qatar, where he will attend a political science conference and engage in a series of bilateral contacts, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

"After participating in the OSCE Ministerial Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will head for Qatar, where he will take part in a political science conference. We are also working on the agenda for the top diplomat's international contacts, about which we will inform you in due time," she said.

The 31st OSCE Ministerial Council, the central governing body of the organization, will meet in Malta on December 5-6.