Caucasus 2010 conference, which kicked off in Yerevan on May 17, will focus on the developments in the South Caucasus.

As Fedor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, recently, increased influence of global processes on regional situations have been observed.

Ambassador Raul de Luzenberger, the head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Armenia, in turn, characterized 2010 as an important year in terms of the development of South Caucasus–EU relations. “In 2010, negotiations with South Caucasus states for Association Agreement were launched with South Caucasus states. An agreement on visa regime facilitation was concluded with Georgia. Serious progress was observed in negotiations with Armenia,” the ambassador remarked.

Experts from Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey will present reports during the event organized by Yerevan's Caucasus Institute.