Armenia Azerbaijan Talks | Economy | Yerevan Elections | Estimating War Dead | Ep 269 - Jul 16, 2023

ANN Groong Week in Review - July 16, 2023

Topics:
* Latest on Armenian Azerbaijani Negotiations
* Economic State in Armenia
* September Yerevan Mayoral Elections
* Estimating the War Dead
* Hayaqve [.am]

Guest:
* Hrant Mikaelian - TW/@Hrant_M

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

00:00:00 Intro to show
00:00:18 Today’s topic
00:00:56 Intro to guest Hrant Mikaelian
00:01:15 Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
00:02:43 Armenia’s diplomatic catastrophe
00:07:50 No mention of ICC, ECHR decisions
00:09:36 Charles Michel “former Nagorno Karabakh”
00:11:02 Stepanakert rally and activation?
00:12:48 Vitaly Balasanyan crested
00:12:55 Ruben Vardanyan welcome the rally
00:21:36 What is Armen Grigoryan discussion in DC
00:22:22 Unconfirmed reports of US-Azeri demands
00:24:18 Zakharova on Armenian recognition of Artsakh in Azerbaijan
00:31:19 Armenian health care system
00:33:02 Armenian pension system
00:35:25 Wages
00:36:33 Armenian family size decreasing
00:40:07 Government favoring the IT sector
00:44:29 Yerevan mayoral elections
00:45:37 Are the 60% undecided an opportunity?
00:50:17 Estimating the 44-day war dead numbers
00:59:02 Were the Syrian mercenaries counted?
01:01:00 Hayaqve [.am]
01:01:31 Personal thoughts
01:01:40 Hrant - Armavir and other archaeological sites left dilapidated
01:04:08 Hovik - Armen Grigoryan’s death, Taguhi Tovmasyan’s dismissal
01:06:28 Asbed - Thinking Vardevar, not thinking Artsakh
01:07:34 Closing comments

Episode 269 | Recorded July 17, 2023
https://podcasts.groong.org/269