Armenia Azerbaijan Talks | US, Armenian NSC Heads Meet | MPG Poll | Hayaqve | Ep 268 - July 9, 2023

ANN Groong Week in Review - July 9, 2023

Topics:
* Armenia Azerbaijan Negotiations
* US, Armenian NSC Advisors Meet
* New MPG Poll
* HayaQve [.am]

Guest:
* Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

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

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

Episode 268 | Recorded July 10, 2023
https://podcasts.groong.org/268