Упрощенная HTML-версия
Armen Oganesyan
, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Inter-
national Affairs (Russia)
A quarter of a century has passed since the disinte-
gration of the USSR and the formation of the CIS.
This is a considerable historical period that gives us
food for thought and discussion, as a result of which
we could not only draw conclusions regarding the sta-
tus quo of the Commonwealth but also outline its de-
velopment paths for the future. At the same time, it is
obvious that we are going through a very complex and dynamic stage that is leading to deeper
integration.
I suggest that in the course of our conference we not only present reports but also share our
views and evaluations.
Georgy Muradov
, Deputy Chairman, Council of Minis-
ters, Republic of Crimea, Permanent Representative of Repub-
lic of Crimea to the President of Russia (Russia)
MR. CHAIRMAN, dear friends, participants of the
forum, on behalf of the Council of Ministers of the
Republic of Crimea and on behalf of Sergey Valerye-
vich Aksyonov, the head of the Republic of Crimea,
I welcome you to our regular forum, which has been
held in Yalta for many years now. This is a great honor
to us. As S.V. Aksyonov noted, International Affairs' conferences are a special club of intellectuals
that is of major importance for Crimea, because it addresses both the most
pressing contemporary problems and the problems that are related to the fate of Crimea today.
Judging by the agenda, this tradition continues.
Compared to the periods of the escalation of the Cold War in the 1970s-1980s, the public per-
ception of the word "war," especially among young people, has changed considerably. Maybe
computer games or maybe historical amnesia has weakened the acuteness of the perception of
this notion and the sense of danger related to the nuclear threat. It seems that the world has
more than one life and that, like in a game, it will be possible to move to a new level. In reality,
the situation is no laughing matter.
Since NATO keeps talking about building up its cooperation with Ukraine, Moldova, and Geor-
gia, obviously, we also should offer military partnership to certain European countries, including
EU and NATO members.
The growing military-political alliance between NATO and the EU and the emphasis that is put
on Euro-Atlantic solidarity in NATO documents are telling. Perhaps it is time for Russia to start
talking about mobilizing Eurasian partnership and solidarity, among other issues, on Crimea,
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