GUAM has problems similar to that of CIS: expert

"GUAM suffers from the same illnesses as the CIS, and each of the participating countries seeks to implement their plans, which do not always coincide," Vlasov said.

Vlasov said GUAM was the first alternative regional body on the post-Soviet area not founded under the "umbrella" of Russia.

Further, GUAM has performed tasks of building a new organization model of the post-Soviet area, Vlasov said.

GUAM is a copy of the CIS in the sense that the members of this organization cannot find a common denominator, under which the organization would develop more rapidly and intensively and to  make friends against someone - it's a temporary basis.

Vlasov said if Ukraine is primarily a political context of GUAM, Azerbaijan - it is economical and energy projects.

Azerbaijan pursues equal policy toward the organization, the expert said.

Moldova under President Voronin had actually walked in the direction of limiting relations with this organization and it is not clear whether the country's policy will change under new leadership.

/Trend News/