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RUSSIA WANTS SOUTH CAUCASUS TO BE A STABILITY ZONE: KARASIN
Regnum
March 20 2008
Russia
Russia wants to see South Caucasus a zone of stability, and
relations with the regions' states - to be friendly, transparent,
and unambiguous. Russian deputy foreign minister, secretary of state
Grigory Karasin has articulated this while speaking to journalists in
Yerevan on March 20. REGNUM quotes him to say that, to implement the
stated principles, political will and mutual trust are required. <!--
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Russia is ready for such work, and its contacts with authorities of
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are exactly supposed to meet that
end. <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom:
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Karasin has informed that at his meetings with Armenian leadership,
a wide range of issues was discussed, including the situation after
the recent presidential election in the country. <!-- @page { size:
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In his words, riots and chaos in the streets are perilous for any
country, and Armenia has already realized, how dangerous is the way
that is not going to solve anything but, at the same time, can lead to
instability and distrust. The acting president and president-elect of
Armenia realize that the future of the country is in the dialog with
constructive opposition, the Russian diplomat noted. <!-- @page {
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"I hope that the trend will bring the society back to the legal
field and the to field of dialog, which we are ready to facilitate,"
he stressed. He said that new Armenian state- building has come
through a tough trial and will be able to take the course of reforms
and dialog. <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P {
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Karasin also has noted that next week, Armenia's president-elect Serzh
Sargsyan is expected to visit Russia. <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm;
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Explaining, why, during his visit to Yerevan, he did not meet with
opposition activists, particularly, first president of Armenia Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, Karasin stressed: "Information presented by president,
prime minister, and foreign minister was quite sufficient." <!-- @page
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He noted at the same time that, naturally, Russia is informed of
what they think in the opposition camp, for Russia has friends in
all spheres of political and public life in Armenia. "You need not
doubt that we have information of diverse caliber," he said.
Regnum
March 20 2008
Russia
Russia wants to see South Caucasus a zone of stability, and
relations with the regions' states - to be friendly, transparent,
and unambiguous. Russian deputy foreign minister, secretary of state
Grigory Karasin has articulated this while speaking to journalists in
Yerevan on March 20. REGNUM quotes him to say that, to implement the
stated principles, political will and mutual trust are required. <!--
@page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm
} -->
Russia is ready for such work, and its contacts with authorities of
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are exactly supposed to meet that
end. <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom:
0.21cm } -->
Karasin has informed that at his meetings with Armenian leadership,
a wide range of issues was discussed, including the situation after
the recent presidential election in the country. <!-- @page { size:
21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } -->
In his words, riots and chaos in the streets are perilous for any
country, and Armenia has already realized, how dangerous is the way
that is not going to solve anything but, at the same time, can lead to
instability and distrust. The acting president and president-elect of
Armenia realize that the future of the country is in the dialog with
constructive opposition, the Russian diplomat noted. <!-- @page {
size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } -->
"I hope that the trend will bring the society back to the legal
field and the to field of dialog, which we are ready to facilitate,"
he stressed. He said that new Armenian state- building has come
through a tough trial and will be able to take the course of reforms
and dialog. <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P {
margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { color: #000080; text-decoration:
underline } -->
Karasin also has noted that next week, Armenia's president-elect Serzh
Sargsyan is expected to visit Russia. <!-- @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm;
margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { color: #000080;
text-decoration: underline } -->
Explaining, why, during his visit to Yerevan, he did not meet with
opposition activists, particularly, first president of Armenia Levon
Ter-Petrosyan, Karasin stressed: "Information presented by president,
prime minister, and foreign minister was quite sufficient." <!-- @page
{ size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } -->
He noted at the same time that, naturally, Russia is informed of
what they think in the opposition camp, for Russia has friends in
all spheres of political and public life in Armenia. "You need not
doubt that we have information of diverse caliber," he said.