Benyamin Poghosyan - Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations | US Armenia NSC Advisors Meet | MPG Poll on Current Afaairs | Ep 268 - July 9, 2023

Chapters

1. 00:00 Intro to show
2. 00:20 Today’s topic
3. 00:35 Intro to guest Benyamin Poghosyan
4. 00:56 Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
5. 01:07 Stepanakert rejects DC invite for talks with Baku
6. 01:44 What are Stepanakert’s options?
7. 02:45 Areas of Am/Az disagreements
8. 03:04 Disagreement on using maps for border demarcation
9. 05:30 Securing Artsakh’s Rights & Security
10. 08:08 Does Azerbaijan need a peace agreement?
11. 10:42 Why did Pashinyan call Putin on Arayik Harutyunyan’s request
12. 13:05 Why Armenia’s meek stance in face to Azeri belligerence?
13. 19:34 How does the West view Armenians in their geopolitics?
14. 22:27 How do the Russian peacekeepers play into the picture?
15. 26:05 Why the lack of interest in helping Armenia defend itself?
16. 27:02 Ukraine, CSTO, European Peace Initiative, rearming Armenia
17. 28:59 US & Armenian NSC chairs meet - what was discussed?
18. 33:35 MPG Poll
19. 33:54 Q1 - Who is to blame for Artsakh Blockade?
20. 35:47 What does the Armenian public expect for the government to do?
21. 38:52 Q4: How likely is an Azeri military aggression?
22. 43:16 Q5 Which countries might help to defend?
23. 44:12 Is it the Armenian Gov policies that drive allies away?
24. 45:28 Gov propaganda fear mongering and confusing
25. 46:03 What do external observers conclude from Armenia elections?
26. 48:06 Q9 Yerevan mayoral elections
27. 49:37 What will a Civil Contract win tell external observers?
28. 50:17 Are the mayoral elections like a referendum on Pashinyan?
29. 50:54 References to Q2 & Q3 “Armenian symbols” & “testimony”
30. 52:00 Hayaqve - what message will failure send to external observers?
31. 55:15 Personal thoughts
32. 55:26 Hovik - Hayqve and gov media fear mongering and intimidation
33. 58:33 Benyamin - Armenians perceived as a people with no redlines
34. 59:57 Closing comments