Dziunik Aghajanian - ROA Diplomacy, FP, the Pashinyan Agenda, Mother Armenia | Ep. 258 - Jun 1, 2023

Dziunik Aghajanian - on Armenian Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Pashinyan Agenda and Mother Armenia | Ep. 258 - June 1, 2023

Topics:
* Intro to Ms Aghajanian
* Career path, Mentors, Influencers
* Parting ways with the MFA
* How did Armenia Resist Turkish Pressure prior to 2018
* Impressions of 2018 events
* On Pashinyan’s Policies to Surrender Artsakh
* Letter Planning the Surrender
* Messaging Aliyev to begin Instigations
* Changing Security Doctrine
* The Myth of Western Security Guarantees
* Pashinyan’s Fiction re Alma Ata and Madrid Principles
* On Armenia’s National Interests
* On Armenian Foreign Policy Vectors
* Can Armenia get Closer to Iran?
* Can “Normalization” with Turkey work?
* Mother Armenia / Մայր Հայաստան Movement Announced

Guest:
* Dziunik Aghajanian - FB/@RubenMelikian

Hosts:
* Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan
* Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq

00:00:00 Intro to show
00:00:45 Intro to guest Dziunik Aghajanian
00:01:39 On Aghajanian’s career path
00:03:30 Influencers and mentors
00:03:46 On Garnik Nanagoulian
00:05:04 On Vartan Oskanian
00:06:19 On Arman Kirakosyan
00:06:44 On Jivan Tabibian
00:08:22 Zareh Sinanyan declares Genocide recognition fulfilled
00:08:36 How did Armenia fight off Turkish pressure re Genocide prior to 2018
00:14:47 Why Aghajanian part ways with the Armenian MFA?
00:16:17 Impressions of 2018 velvet events
00:17:21 On Pashinyan policies aimed at surrendering Artsakh
00:18:48 Signs that surrendering artsakh was state policy
00:19:44 Artsakh is Armenia message to Aliyev to begin hostilities
00:20:19 Changing to “rights and security” from “self-determination”
00:21:29 Was regime aware it was leading into 2020 war?
00:23:35 Pashinyan letter planning trajectory of the war
00:25:11 How could the West guarantee security?
00:26:13 What promises of security guarantees were made to Pashinyan?
00:27:12 The myth of western protection
00:28:52 Are Pashinyan claims re Alma Ata and Madrid valid?
00:32:35 On Madrid Principles
00:34:13 State of the MFA immediately upon end of 44-day war
00:37:28 Did Armenian gov know 44-day was coming?
00:39:11 State of MFA after Zohrab Mnatsakanian resignation
00:43:22 Principled boundaries of professional diplomats
00:44:56 What are Armenia’s national interests?
00:47:44 On Armenia’s foreign policy vectors
00:51:17 Can Armenia get closer to Iran?
00:53:41 “Normalization” and relations with Turkey
00:57:20 About Mother Armenia movement
01:09:26 Closing comments

Episode 254 | Recorded: May 31, 2023
https://podcasts.groong.org/258