"I agree that the CIS, as a structure of transitional times, is gradually going down to history yielding to immediate relations between the member-states", Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatian stated when responding to PanARMENIAN.Net reporter's question during the online interview on OpenArmenia.com. In his words, after the collapse of the USSR, all the republics hurried to separate and now are looking for ways to form a new union. However nowadays it is impossible to form a commonwealth with archaic mentality, the pressure of which is still too strong. Thus, we should build relations afresh preserving the common norms and principles, the Armenian diplomat said.