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Vitaly Naumkin, director of the Russian Academy of
Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, devoted his re-
marks to the subject of Ye.M. Primakov's patents,
which was brought up by A.S. Dzasokhov: "Patent
No 1, 'shuttle' diplomacy conducted by a person
from an unofficial agency.
"The second know-how is situational analysis.
Today, just about any table talk is referred to as sit-
uational analysis. This has nothing to do with the
system developed by a group of academics. It is no longer a secret that they were awarded
a classified State prize, Primakov among them.
"The third area where he holds know-how is public negotiation formats. This applies above
all to the Russian-U.S. meetings in Dartmouth, which started in the 1960s, and then, in the
1980s, a regional conflict group was established. It was led by Ye.M. Primakov.
"Patent No 4, in my opinion, is his memoirs. There is something that sets them apart from
those written by other statesmen and public figures and gives them some very special mean-
ing. In my opinion, this is his unique ability for analytical thinking and the careful treatment
of facts and judgments.
"Patent No 5. He has raised Russian Oriental studies to a new level. This includes the re-
formatting of the Institute of Oriental Studies, which he headed for seven years, building
connections between academic science and applied political fields, and the training of state
and government officials for Asian and African countries.
"And finally, Patent No. 6. These are his annual January 13 reports. I believe that he has
invented this format and genre. 'Old Year' meetings have become a real phenomenon in
Russian politics and Russian society."
In conclusion, it should be said that the complete report of this meeting will be published
in a special edition of International Affairs, dedicated to Ye.M. Primakov.