in the Arab world is very real. Because of its historical specifics it is the easternmost country of
            
            
              the West and the westernmost country of the East; as such it is civilizationally much closer to
            
            
              the Arab countries than the European states or America. Russia's active involvement in the Mid-
            
            
              dle East and North Africa means that no geopolitical realities will be formed there without taking
            
            
              its interests into account.
            
            
              The prerequisites of cooperation between Russia and the Arab world are objective. No matter
            
            
              which regimes will come to power in the region they will need the Russian Federation. This
            
            
              means that despite the changes now taking place in the Middle East and North Africa the future
            
            
              of Russia's relations with the countries of the Arab East looks optimistic."
            
            
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