Groong Links:
Guest:
- Anna Karapetyan Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research.
Topics:
- Iran-Armenia Military Exercises
- Armenian Villages Terrorized by Azerbaijan
- Mirzoyan in Antalya
- Armenia’s Genocide Denial
Episode 428 | Recorded: April 14, 2025
Show Notes
Main Topics Addressed
- Iran-Armenia Military Exercises
- Azerbaijani Terror Against Armenian Border Villages
- Armenia at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum
- Genocide Denial by Armenia’s Leadership
Key Questions Discussed
- What’s the political significance of Iran-Armenia joint military drills?
- How are Azerbaijani provocations along the border impacting Armenian civilians—and why is Yerevan silent?
- What was Ararat Mirzoyan’s role at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, and what message did Armenia send?
- Is the Pashinyan government actively denying the Armenian Genocide? And how does the international community respond?
- What do Turkey and Azerbaijan gain by demanding constitutional change in Armenia?
- Is the continued recognition of the Armenian Genocide abroad a counter to official denial at home?
Thoughts from the Participants
- Hovik: Aftermath of Gyumri elections: opposition consolidating, but concerns of government retaliation persist.
- Anna: Government forcing new “Citizens Day” holiday on people. Pretty much around the time of the Armenian Genocide.
- Asbed: Pathetic Armenian performance at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum. Is Pashinyan’s “real Armenia” tomorrow’s “western Azerbaijan”?
Links Referenced During The Show
- Khnatsakh village center hit by Azerbaijani fire
- 168.am – Azerbaijani troops told Armenians to withdraw from Tavush
- Antalya Forum panel: Mirzoyan, Bayramov, and Georgia FM
- Azatutyun coverage – Armenia and constitutional reform
- Azatutyun – Armenia, Turkey to continue normalization talks
- Azatutyun – Srbuhi Galyan on fast-tracking constitutional change
- Lemkin Institute condemns Pashinyan’s denialism
- ANC Australia – MPs raise Genocide in Parliament
- Sunday Guardian – Op-ed on Armenian Genocide recognition
Wrap-up
Links and Resources
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Guests
Anna Karapetyan
Dr. Anna Karapetyan is the Director of the Insight Analytical Center for Applied Policy and Research. She has a PhD in political sciences, and is a lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University.
Hosts
Asbed Bedrossian
Asbed is founder of the Armenian News Network Groong and co-founder of the ANN/Groong podcast.
Hovik Manucharyan
Hovik Manucharyan is an information security engineer who moved from Seattle to Armenia in 2022. He co-founded the ANN/Groong podcast in 2020 and has been a contributor to Groong News since the late 1990s.
Disclaimer: The views expressed by Hovik Manucharyan on the ANN/Groong podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer or any other organization.