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PUBLISHED BY THE DECISION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL OF INSTITUTE
OF ORIENTAL STUDIES OF NAS RA
EDITOR IN CHIEF:
Ruben Safrastyan,
Prof. Dr., Academician of National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
(NAS RA)
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Mushegh Ghahriyan, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA (Assistant Editor)
Lilit Harutyunyan, PhD, Assoc. Prof, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Levon Hovsepyan, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Gohar Iskandaryan, PhD, Assoc. Prof, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Nazeli Navasardyan, PhD, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
Menua Soghomonyan, PhD, Assoc. Prof, Chair of Political Institutions and Processes,
YSU
Vahram Ter–Matevosyan, Dr. Phil., Assoc. Prof, Institute of Oriental Studies NAS RA
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD:
Michael Akerib, Prof. Dr. of Science (Marketing and Strategy), Rector of Swiss UMEF
University (Switzerland)
Matthew Crosston, Prof., PhD, Senior Doctoral Faculty, School of Security and Global
Studies, American Military University (USA)
Alexander Krylov, Dr. of Science (History), Primakov Institute of World Economy and
International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Mirzohid Rakhimov, Prof., Dr. of Science, Director of the Department of Social and
Human Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Director of
the Coordination and Methodological Center of the Contemporary History of Uzbekistan
of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
Amitabh Singh, M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D, Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies,
School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India)
Bulat Sultanov, Dr. of Science (History), Institute for International and Regional
Cooperation, German-Kazakh University, (Kazakhstan)
Jaroslaw Turlukowski, PhD, Assoc. Prof, Institute of Civil Law University of Warsaw
(Poland)
Tang Zhichao, Dr. of Science, Director of the Division of Middle East Studies, Institute
of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)
The current issue of the “Contemporary Eurasia” (VIII (2)) is devoted to the
developments and processes in the Middle East and Caucasus, their impact on the region.
The volume includes studies on Armenia-China, Armenia-Georgia relations, China’s
interests in Gulf region, recent developments in Karabakh conflict, competition over
water resources. The publication may be of interest to social scientists, experts, students
and to a wide range of readers.
The Volume VIII No. 2 of Contemporary Eurasia journal is published with
the financial support of the Armenian Foundation Financing Armenological Studies.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the
authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the editors, the
editorial board, the advisory board of the Journal or the Institute of Oriental Studies.
ISSN 1828-3948
© Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA 2019