Russian FM meets with ambassadors of Eurasian states 

ArmInfo. In Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the heads of diplomatic missions of a number of Eurasian states accredited in Russia.

As reported by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in  his opening remarks the minister gave fundamental assessments of the  security situation in various parts of Eurasia. He noted the crisis  of the concept of Euro-Atlantic security, drew attention to the  dangerous actions of NATO states aimed at destabilizing the situation  in the Asia-Pacific region, the explosive situation in the Middle  East, and the risks to the stability of the South Caucasus and  Central Asia.

It is noted that an exchange of views was held on issues related to  the implementation of the initiative put forward by Russian President  Vladimir Putin to create a new security architecture in Eurasia with  the participation of all states of the continent and their  associations.

During the discussion, the need to ensure stability in the Eurasian  space, the practical application of the principle of indivisibility  of security and the primary responsibility of Eurasian states for  solving Eurasian problems was emphasized. The importance of the  international conference organized annually in Minsk for holding a  serious discussion on Eurasian security was noted.

Lavrov drew attention to the initiative put forward by Belarus and  supported by Russia to prepare a "Eurasian Charter of Diversity and  Multipolarity in the 21st Century" - a programmatic document that  could set out the framework parameters of the continental security  architecture.

During the discussion, other issues on the international agenda were  also touched upon, including the problems of Russian-American  dialogue and the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

Among the ambassadors participating in the meeting was the Ambassador  of Armenia to Russia Gurgen Arsenyan.