Andrey Klimov, deputy head of the Federation Council Committee for International Affairs, says that a country like Russia needs a global forum on the eve of the ACEM meeting in Milan, which was held from October 16-17. He also talks about Eurasian integration in the post-Soviet space, which will form a new front to counteract the global challenges of our times, starting from 1 January 2015, when the Treaty on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union will come into force.