ARMENIAN BRANCH OF INSTITUTE OF CIS COUNTRIES OPENS IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
May 10 2007
YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "The present relations between Russia
and Armenia are such ones that pursuing Russian national interests,
we do not damage Armenian national interests." Such a statement was
made on May 10 after the opening of the Armenian branch of the Moscow
Institute of CIS Countries by Konstantin Zatulin, the Institute
Director, a deputy of the RF State Duma and member of the General
Council of the Yedinaya Rosia (United Russia) party. The institute
branch which is placed in the Moscow House building recently built
in Yerevan, started its work with holding a conference entitled "The
Russian-Armenian Relations and Foreign Policy of Armenia before and
after the Elections."
"I will not be mistaken if I say that interests of Armenia in many
issues coincide with interests of Russia. That’s why we have no
problem of double standards or split personality: when we struggle
in Caucasus for the Russian interests, we find that we struggle for
long-term and strategic interests of Armenia," K. Zatulin mentioned.
In his words, the circle of interests of the Institute will concern
relations of the Russia-Armenia-Turkey triangle, long-lasting ways
of outcome of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and possible models of
its settlement. "We are interested in the problems of ways of the
transport communication of Armenia, at what extent we can assist
their development with out initiatives," K. Zatulin said.
It was mentioned that the staff of the Armenian branch of the institute
will be completed by local specialists.