Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin, who is in Yerevan to hold a regional conference of Russia's Ambassadors to Armenia, Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan. During the meeting the parties discussed the Armenian-Russian bilateral relations, developments in the South Caucasus, especially the settlement of the conflicts available in the region. They also exchanged views on a number of international problems, reported RA leader's press service.