On June 12, a conference of the Social International Committee of CIS, Caucasian and Black Sea states ended in Yerevan. The conference brought together representatives of socialistic parties from 13 CIS and European countries: Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Moldova, Greece, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Palestine and Azerbaijan.

Summarizing the conference results, Secretary General of Social International Luis Ayala noted that they have managed to fulfill all the planned tasks during the two-day conference. “Our primary goal is to spread democracy in all those countries where we are represented. In some countries, for example in Armenia, we have managed to form an open society, while in some countries it is a long-lasting process,” he said.

Mr. Ayala also noted that a new stage has been established in the conference through Azerbaijan’s participation, what will contribute to the Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue.