October 2, 2009 - 19:34 AMT
Russia interested in developing relations with all countries of Caucasus
Russia is interested in developing relations with all countries of the Caucasus. Moscow refuses to stake on one or another state, Maxim Shevchenko , member of the Public Chamber of Russia and an anchorman for the First Channel of Russia said, speaking at the international conference on "Security in South Caucasus: fulfilling interests of peoples in the region," opened in Yerevan. 

"The prime minister of Russia Vladimir Putin said that Turkey is a friendly country of Russia and it's true, but Armenia is extremely important to us," the Russian journalist said, adding that Moscow conducts and will pursue a policy aimed at promoting stability in the region.