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Center for Strategic Studies under Azerbaijani President and Russian Institute of Strategic Research sign a memorandum

14 March 2011 15:10 (UTC +04:00)

APAâ€™s correspondent in Moscow reports that SAM Deputy Director Gulshan Pashayeva and RISI Director Leonid Reshetnikov signed the memorandum. The main purpose of signature of the memorandum is to create atmosphere for free view exchange of experts of leading brain centers of the two countries over Russian-Azerbaijani relations, international policy, geopolitical situation in the region.

â€œBrain centersâ€ of both countries collaborate for more than two years. Signature of the memorandum will create atmosphere for logical continuation of this cooperation and providence of mutual activity of experts. Within the framework of the cooperation RISI prepared big research for Azerbaijan. And now this research has been renewed by Azerbaijani and Russian experts. Moreover, experts of both countries conducted investigation in connection with the international humanitarian forum to be held in October of current year in Baku.

After the signing of the memorandum, roundtable on â€œRole of Russia and Azerbaijan in the maintenance of security in the Caucasusâ€ was held at RISI. Gulshan Pashayeva, Senior Adviser of the Political Analyses and Informational Provision Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic Farhad Mammadov, expert of SAM Heydar Mirza, RISI Director Leonid Reshetnikov and several other experts gave attention to existing political, economic and cultural ties between the two countries and exchanged views on development perspectives of the relations.

On March 15, the delegation of SAM will take part in the next event on â€œSouth Caucasus in the context of Azerbaijani-Russian relationsâ€ to be organized at Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Within the visit, SAM delegation will hold meetings with famous Russian experts and hold wide discussion over strategic projects of regional importance.