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This conference was held in Yalta from October 15 to 19, 2014
Session One The Evolution of Integration Processes in the Post-Soviet Space: A
Glimpse into the Future
Armen Oganesyan
, Editor-in-Chief of Interna-
tional Affairs
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES, today we are meet-
ing here in Yalta for the fifth time at an annual con-
ference organized by the International Affairs
journal with support from the Russian Foreign
Ministry. At our meetings we discuss the concept
of "Eurasianism" both as an idea and as the real-
ization of this idea on the practical level. Every year, our discussion brings something new
to the understanding and assessment of integration processes in the post-Soviet space re-
garding a broad spectrum of political, economic and humanitarian ties. Every year, the
makeup of our participants renews and expands both numerically and geographically.
Every year, we say good-bye only to meet here on the Crimean land again next fall. Today,
this conference is especially important for us, as it is taking place in totally new geopolitical
conditions. We have gathered again in Yalta, in Crimea, but this time on Russian land. I
am looking forward to a lively and productive discussion. I would like to give the floor to
Dmitry Alexeevich Polyansky.
Dmitry Polyansky
, Deputy Director, First De-
partment of CIS Countries, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation
FRANKLY SPEAKING, I am expecting a great
deal from this conference. It is taking place for the
fifth time but in totally new conditions. We cur-
rently at a stage of Eurasian integration of which
we can be rightfully proud. On January 1, the
Eurasian Economic Union comes into being. However, the present complicated geopolit-
ical subtext is understandable to everyone. It seems to me that based on this premise, the
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Contemporary Integration Processes in the Post-Soviet Space;
Crimea as a New Reality