RUSSIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST: EXPERT GROUP REQUIRED FOR ADJUSTMENT OF ARMENIA-RUSSIA RELATIONS

ARKA
Oct 24, 2008

YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. A bilateral expert group needs to be
set up for adjustment of Armenia-Russia relations, said Professor
Vladimir Zakharov, Deputy Director of Caucasus Studies Center, the
Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

This group should start working over a wide range of issues –
political, economic and Karabakh problem – straightway, the expert
said at the video-bridge on results of Russian President Medvedev’s
visit to Armenia in "Novosti" International Press Center in Yerevan.

Zakharov pointed out the necessity of preparation of documents
for top-level meetings. "The work of the expert group is necessary
for bringing the unbiased picture and situation to notice of our
leadership," the political scientist said.

In talking about Karabakh problem, Zakharov stressed the necessity
of Karabakh’s involvement in the negotiation process.