38376 International Relations and Dialogue of Cultures Международные отношения и диалог культур 2304-9480 3 DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE COUNTRIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST (SYRIA, YEMEN, IRAQ) ДИПЛОМАТИЧЕСКИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ РОССИИ СО СТРАНАМИ БЛИЖНЕГО ВОСТОКА (СИРИЯ, ЙЕМЕН, ИРАК) KOLESNIK Irina kolesnik_ii@spbstu.ru MUKBIL Mansur mansour@list.ru TUTAEVA Rimma rimma.tutaeva@gmail.com Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 27 10 2014 2 21 36

The article deals with the diplomatic relations between Russia and the countries of the Middle East, focusing on issues related to politics, economy. We consider separately the problems of each of these countries and special attention is given to Russia as a stabilizer in these regions.

 RUSSIA SYRIA YEMEN IRAQ DIPLOMACY POLITICS ECONOMICS UNITED NATIONS MIDDLE EAST NATO STATES