Prevention Of South Caucasus Destabilization

PREVENTION OF SOUTH CAUCASUS DESTABILIZATION ONE OF MOSCOW’S PRIORITIES

PanARMENIAN.Net
15.07.2008 17:46 GMT+04:00

Development of bilateral and multilateral relations with all CIS
member countries is a priority of Russia’s foreign policy, says the
Russian Federation’s Foreign Policy Concept confirmed by President
Dmitry Medvedev.

"Russia builds relations with each of CIS member states on the basis
of equality, mutual benefit and interests. Trade and economic ties will
develop to strengthen preconditions for modern methods of integration,"
the Concept says.

Russia will develop cooperation with CIS member states to ensure
security, to combat international terrorism, extremism, drug traffic
and illegal migration and to prevent destabilization in Central Asia
and Transcaucasia…

As a mediator, Russia will continue contributing to resolution of
conflicts in the CIS area and search for agreements between the sides,"
the document says, kremlin.ru reports.