Caucasus - Zone of Russian Strategic Interests conference took place at Yusupov Hall in Moscow on the initiative of Terrorism Threat Analysis Center, which constantly monitors problems of Russian policy in Caucasus.

Representatives of Russian expert community, ethnic Diasporas and communities (Armenian, Georgian, Kurdish) and guests from Armenia took part in conference.

Speakers also referred to topics not directly related to South Caucasus.

Andrey Areshev, expert at Strategic Culture Foundation, noted that Caucasus is more often linked to Central Asia.

"The Obama administration did not change the U.S. policy, but on the contrary, made it more flexible and dynamic. The countries of the region are offered new schemes and options by U.S. but not Russia. Armenian-Turkish relations dynamics is an obvious example," he said.

Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and its possible influence on Russian military presence in region were also discussed.

Other issues in focus were: energy factors, military instability, security of cargo transportation and reduction of military risks. It is well known that these rates are based on reliable information of conflict dynamics in different regions.

Ruben Zargaryan, Advisor to NKR Foreign Minister, dwelled on different aspects of Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution.