Russia plans to open cultural centres in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Moldova to the end of this year, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said.
"New centres are planned to open in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Moldova in 2008," Lavrov said at the World Compatriots Conference in Moscow, RIA Novosti reported.
According to the Russian Minister, there are plans to open 'about tens' of cultural centres including in far abroad. "We try to make our cooperation with compatriots to be varied," Lavrov said.