US to host 20 Years of Independence in South Caucasus conference

US to host 20 Years of Independence in South Caucasus conference

PanARMENIAN.Net - Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host Twenty Years of Independence in the South Caucasus: Achievements and Challenges conference on September 15.

The conference will be attended by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Eric Rubin, leading expert of the Heritage Foundation for Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy, Heritage Foundation expert Ariel Cohen, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Director at Johns Hopkins University, CACI Associate Research Professor Svante Cornell, CSIS experts Janusz Bugajski, Andy Kuchins, Mamuka Tsereteli, Heydar Mirza, who represents the Council for International Relations of Azerbaijan and other experts, CSIS website reported.

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