The agreement on construction of the Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku railroad will to all appearance become another stumbling block for Russia which is trying to maintain positions in the South Caucasus. Meanwhile, the blame for this agreement lies on Russia itself in some respects. Formation of political and economic unions that may transform into military ones was launched in the region. Head of the department of international relations at the institute of political and military studies Sergey Markedonov comments to PanARMENIAN.Net on the current situation.

The system of European values is close for Armenia and the cooperation plan with the EU in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy can perform a serious influence on both the situation in Armenia and the whole region. Chairman of European Integration NGO, political scientist Karen Bekarian comments to PanARMENIAN.Net on Armenia's possible expectations in case of successful implementation of the program.