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RUSSIA WANTS CAUCASUS TO SOLVE ITS PROBLEMS ECONOMICALLY
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Feb 12 2015
12 February 2015 - 9:22pm
Alexander Dzasokhov, vice president of the Russian Council for
International Affairs, told Vestnik Kavkaza that he had attended the
Integration Club of the speaker of the Federation Council yesterday
and proposed searches for a format of meetings of the North Caucasus
authorities and politicians to consider common problems of regional
security and settlement of conflicts within the framework of the BSEC
and the EaEU. He reminded that Armenia was the only one of the three
South Caucasus states to show interest in joining the EaEU. Dzasokhov
noted that the Greater Caucasus had high potential for conflicts,
especially in modern geopolitical circumstances.
Sergey Glazyev, Russian presidential advisor, sees good prospects for
the Eurasian economic integration of Caucasus states. The participation
of all republics of the Caucasus would solve all regional conflicts,
he believes. The official assumes that it would help solve the conflict
between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Azerbaijani expert Oktay Akhverdiyev said that economic ties with
Russia differed from ties with the EU. Most Azerbaijani exports to
Russia are agricultural products. Azerbaijan buys lumber, chemical
products, fertilizers and weapons from Russia. Akhverdiyev noted that
Russian Vice Prime Minister Aarkady Dvorkovich had recently visited
Baku and discussed an increase of imports of fruits, vegetables and
meat to Russia. The expert reminded that economic cooperation was often
a solution to political problems. He regrets that the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict had not been solved by the OSCE Minsk Group for over 20 years.
Georgian expert Irakli Lekvinadze said that Georgian exports to
Russia were falling because of the weakening ruble. About 10% of
Georgian trade turnover is accumulated with Russia, which is only 6%
of Georgian imports.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/66256.html
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Feb 12 2015
12 February 2015 - 9:22pm
Alexander Dzasokhov, vice president of the Russian Council for
International Affairs, told Vestnik Kavkaza that he had attended the
Integration Club of the speaker of the Federation Council yesterday
and proposed searches for a format of meetings of the North Caucasus
authorities and politicians to consider common problems of regional
security and settlement of conflicts within the framework of the BSEC
and the EaEU. He reminded that Armenia was the only one of the three
South Caucasus states to show interest in joining the EaEU. Dzasokhov
noted that the Greater Caucasus had high potential for conflicts,
especially in modern geopolitical circumstances.
Sergey Glazyev, Russian presidential advisor, sees good prospects for
the Eurasian economic integration of Caucasus states. The participation
of all republics of the Caucasus would solve all regional conflicts,
he believes. The official assumes that it would help solve the conflict
between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Azerbaijani expert Oktay Akhverdiyev said that economic ties with
Russia differed from ties with the EU. Most Azerbaijani exports to
Russia are agricultural products. Azerbaijan buys lumber, chemical
products, fertilizers and weapons from Russia. Akhverdiyev noted that
Russian Vice Prime Minister Aarkady Dvorkovich had recently visited
Baku and discussed an increase of imports of fruits, vegetables and
meat to Russia. The expert reminded that economic cooperation was often
a solution to political problems. He regrets that the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict had not been solved by the OSCE Minsk Group for over 20 years.
Georgian expert Irakli Lekvinadze said that Georgian exports to
Russia were falling because of the weakening ruble. About 10% of
Georgian trade turnover is accumulated with Russia, which is only 6%
of Georgian imports.
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/66256.html