YEREVAN. – In terms of political elements, CIS is a method not only to preserve bilateral relations between the member states, said political analyst Alexander Iskandaryan.

For Armenia, it would be difficult to maintain bilateral relations with such countries as Kyrgyzstan or Moldova without CIS.

“This format is useful and necessary. CIS is an area of contradictions, therefore there must be a platform to settle the contradiction,” Iskandaryan said during a space bridge connecting experts from Moscow, Kyiv, Chisinau, Yerevan and Astana.

Speaking about Ukraine’s presidency of CIS, political analyst recalled that Ukraine is a western wing of the Commonwealth and due its transit role, security and its own prospects, the country has its own agenda.

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