Yerevan hosts international conference on Caucasus

An international conference "The situation in the Caucasus and
perspectives of regional development" organized by the Institute of
the CIS countries has started in Yerevan, reports ITAR-TASS.
The forum will see a discussion of the new geopolitical situation in
the Caucasus region, and the policies of the South Caucasus states -
Iran, Turkey, Russia and other countries in the region. The
participants will also discuss issues of regional security, stability,
integration and cooperation, and the chances for a Turkish-Armenian
rapprochement, as well as the Karabakh settlement.
Public figures and experts from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia,
Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Iran, Turkey and Canada will take part in the
conference.