November 6, 2007 - 16:55 AMT
Sergei Mironov: I plan to encourage activity of Caucasian four in near future
Sergei Mironov, chairman of the Russian Federation Council, leader of Spravedlivaya Rossiya (Fair Russia) party, is planning to resume the work of the so-called Caucasian Four which includes heads of parliament of Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. "We have made a pause for some objective reasons but I intend to encourage activities in the near future," he said.

"On Tuesday, the Senators discussed the trends of interparliamentary cooperation in 2008. I am very grateful to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for detailed reports on the urgent issues and possibilities of parliamentary diplomacy for promotion of Russia's interests at the international arena," he said, RIA Novosti reports.