Benyamin Poghosyan - New War | Russia Relns | Brussels/Moscow | Yerevan Mayor | Ep 286, Oct 15, 2023

ANN Groong Week in Review - Oct 15, 2023

Topics:
* At the Brink of a New War?
* Relations with Russia
* Platform Shuffle: Brussels vs. Moscow
* Update on Yerevan Mayor

Guest:
* Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos

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

00:00 Intro to show
00:20 Today’s topics
01:00 Intro to guest Benyamin Poghosyan
07:08 Has Pashinyan recognize the enclaves as Azerbaijan?
11:48 So can we expect that Armenia partners will do nothing?
15:30 How does Azerbaijan go from enclaves to attacking Syunik?
18:47 Difference between Pashinyan’s open roads vs Azeri Corridor
22:38 Process leading to establish Azeri towns in Armenia
26:01 What is driving Pashinyan’s love-hate relations with Russia?
35:05 Brussels vs Moscow platforms and who likes which?
36:35 What did Armenian get out of Granada?
43:51 Is the Nov 2020 Agreement still valid?
45:09 What are the contentious points of the “peace treaty”?
50:44 Is the Artsakh government still legal?
54:55 Personal thoughts
55:04 Benyamin - Remember 1915 and keep your spirit strong
57:02 Hovik - Maybe not, but to Artsakhtsis it was still a terrible, outcome
58:32 Closing comments

Episode 286 | Recorded: October 17, 2023
https://podcasts.groong.org/286