ArmInfo. The Eurasian states can have a successful strategy only in solidarity and dialogue, Oleg Matveychev, Professor at the Russian State University - Higher School of Economics, said at a roundtable "The Transcaucasia in Integration Projects: EEU-EU Together or Against Each Other" that took place in Yerevan on September 26.
He said that Russia has assumed the mission of creating a single Eurasian space. In this light, the expert campaigns for a single dialogue in the Eurasian territory.
"It is necessary not only to be a friend of Russia but also to cooperate with it," Alexey Martynov, Director of the Russian Institute of New States, said, recalling the words of Charles de Gaulle, French army officer and statesman, founder of the Fifth Republic.
When explaining why the post-Soviet countries should consolidate around the idea of establishing a single Eurasian space, the expert said that though the West criticizes Russia for an intention to restore the Soviet Union, nevertheless, the EEU countries are getting united for other reasons, particularly, "because it is favorable, convenient and safe".