Surmalu Blast | Foreign Relations | Resistance Movement | Ep #156 - Aug 21, 2022

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review - August 21, 2022

Topics:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:44 Surmalu Blast
  • 01:44 What happened in Surmalu market?
  • 07:41 Why did Pashinyan jump the gun to declare that it’s not terrorism?
  • 08:45 Russian note of protest on anti-Russian sentiments in information sphere
  • 12:55 A mayoral campaign in the midst of tragedy?
  • 19:01 Policy response: ban fireworks?
• 21:52 Foreign Relations
  • 21:52 Aliyev rejects Artsakh status
  • 28:26 Aghavno/Berdzor handed over
  • 41:50 Papikyan in Moscow
  • 43:28 Iranian red lines, again
  • 48:03 Checkpoints for Azerbaijan
• 53:48 Resistance Movement
• 1:01:12 Ending

Guests:

• Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

Hosts:

• Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
• Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

Episode 156 | Recorded: Monday, August 22, 2022 Website: https://groong.org/podcasts/WiR-20220821.html