The signing of the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) with NATO and implementation of the Armenia-EU Action Plan gradually push Russia out of the region. The interest of the international community vividly grows despite existence of unsettled conflicts. How does Moscow eye the future of the region? Head of the center of Caucasian Studies Vladimir Zakharov comments on the situation to PanARMENIAN.Net.

Supposed changes in the balance forces in the region and optimistic statements on the possible settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem by the end of 2006 have revealed new directions and distribution of the power vector. External factors and first of all strengthening of the U.S. and European structures in the region and Russia's retreat from the dominant positions is being observed in the region. Analyst of Kavkaz center Manvel Sargsyan comments on the situation to PanARMENIAN.Net.