https://podcasts.groong.org/tags/armenian-canadian-diaspora/Recent content in Armenian-Canadian Diaspora on Groong PodcastHugoen-usThu, 07 May 2026 01:18:31 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/316-andrew-turner-canadian-embassy-in-armenia-eu-observer-mission-political-prisoners-military-supplies-to-turkey/Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/316-andrew-turner-canadian-embassy-in-armenia-eu-observer-mission-political-prisoners-military-supplies-to-turkey/<h1 id="canadian-ambassador-andrew-turner">Canadian Ambassador Andrew Turner</h1> <p>As this is your first time on our show Mr. Turner, would you tell us a little about your background, your career in Canadian foreign affairs, and your path to Armenia?</p> <p>Follow-ups:</p> <ul> <li>Where is the embassy located now?</li> <li>Any plans for a more permanent location at this time?</li> </ul> <h2 id="establishment-of-canadian-embassy">Establishment of Canadian Embassy</h2> <h3 id="on-september-25-2023-a-week-after-the-total-ethnic-cleansing-of-armenians-started-in-artsakh-nagorno-karabakh-canada-named-its-first-ambassador-to-armenia">On September 25 2023, a week after the total ethnic cleansing of Armenians started in Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh, Canada <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/armenia-canada-ambassador-nagorno-karabakh-1.6977934">named</a> its first ambassador to Armenia.</h3> <h3 id="armenia">Armenia</h3> <p>There’s a healthy Armenian-Canadian diaspora all over Canada, for example in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa. They have strong ties to their old countries, like Armenia, and also for those of us whose grandparents survived the Genocide in 1915, and ended up in the Middle East, and who finally emigrated to Canada. I was one of them.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/316-andrew-turner-canadian-embassy-in-armenia-eu-observer-mission-political-prisoners-military-supplies-to-turkey/Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/316-andrew-turner-canadian-embassy-in-armenia-eu-observer-mission-political-prisoners-military-supplies-to-turkey/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Establishment of Canadian Embassy in Armenia. EU Monitoring Mission in Armenia (EUMA). Political Prisoners. Canadian Military Supplies to Turkey.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/316/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>