The trip to Armenia and Azerbaijan had gone fairly smoothly overall.
Although Wang Ye had used a few tactics, wielding both the stick and the carrot and spending quite a bit of money, he had finally resolved the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.
He had also gotten both countries to agree to withdraw their armed forces and resolve the matter according to the plan Wang Ye had proposed.
In other words, "the people to Armenia, the land to Azerbaijan"!
Russia, the "sucker," would cover the relocation and resettlement costs. In exchange, however, both countries had to join the Collective Security Organization and the Mikhail Plan!
In other words, they had to acknowledge Russia as their big brother...
Through the Collective Security Organization and an economic cooperation and mutual assistance organization, Wang Ye had reestablished Russia's position in Eastern Europe and won the recognition and support of a group of neighboring countries.
This was also the fulfillment of his campaign promise to voters: "Make Russia Great Again"!
From this perspective, Wang Ye was far superior to the other candidates. At the very least, he had basically fulfilled the promises he had made to everyone, or was gradually fulfilling them.
After returning to Moscow, the new session of the Collective Security Organization conference was quickly convened.
The heads of all current member states were present: Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus.
In addition, Yanukovych of Ukraine and Ilham of Azerbaijan also came to Moscow.
Ukraine had already decided to join the Collective Security Organization, while Azerbaijan was naturally returning to it.
As for the other two countries that had previously withdrawn from the Collective Security Organization—Georgia and Uzbekistan—they did not come.
Georgia's situation was rather complicated. It had deep conflicts with Russia, and there was even the possibility of clashes, so