Armenian News Network - Groong: Week In Review Podcast

Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 11 A Conversation with Aram Orbelyan This is Day 11 of the complete blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. More than 120 thousand people, including 30 thousand children, are under siege. Today we will dive deep into the UN Security Council process. "Current Armenian government blames everyone, but themselves, Azerbaijan and Turkey." - Aram Orbelyan Guest: Aram Orb...

Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 10 A Conversation with Hayk Mamijanyan Today is Day 10 of the complete blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. "Armenia has to draw a red line - Artsakh can never be part of Azerbaijan" -Hayk Mamijanyan Guest: Hayk Mamijanyan, is the leader of the oppositional Pativ Unem (With Honor) alliance in the Armenian National Assembly, and a member of the Republican Party o...

Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 9 A Conversation with Tevan Poghosyan This is Day 9 of the blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. “Pashinyan, why don't you go and shake Artak Beglaryan’s hand, like you did in Shushi in 2019” - Tevan Poghosyan Guest:  Tevan Poghosyan, is president of the International Center for Human Development in Yerevan. Mr. Poghosyan was an MP in the National Assembly between 201...

Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 9 A Conversation with Arman Tatoyan This is Day 9 of the blockade of Artsakh by the dictatorial regime in Azerbaijan, effectively besieging 120 thousand people. “This is the policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide against the people of Artsakh” - Arman Tatoyan Groong and 168 Hours are continuing our collaboration to bring you more English-language coverage on the develo...

Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 8 A Conversation with Hrant Mikaelian This is Day 8 of the blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. 120 thousand people are effectively being held hostage by the regime in Baku. Groong and 168 Hours are continuing our collaboration to bring you more English-language coverage on the developments of this very serious humanitarian crisis in progress. We are all in this together...

Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 6 A Conversation with Arthur Khachikyan We’re going on to Day 6 of the Artsakh Blockade by Azerbaijan, and Groong and 168 Hours are teaming up to bring you more English-language coverage on the developments of this very serious issue, a major humanitarian crisis in Artsakh in progress. "We somehow have this complex. We think we’re the sleeping beauty and the west i...

Արցախը Շրջափակման Մեջ: Օր 4 Զրույց Հակոբ Հակոբյանի հետ (Արցախի Արդարություն Կուսակցություն) Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 4 A conversation (in Armenian) with Hakob Hakobyan (Justice Party of Artsakh) «Սա պետք է ոգևորի և ոգեշնչի յուրաքանչյուր հայի և պետք է նոր թափ հաղորդի մեր այն 30 տարիների պայքարին, որը դեռևս չենք ավարտել:» Guest:  Hakob Hakobyan , Justice Party of Artsakh Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan...

Artsakh Under Blockade: Day 3 A Conversation with Gev Iskajyan For three days now the campaign instigated by the government of Azerbaijan has prevented the freedom of movement of Armenians of Artsakh.  Gas supplies have also been cut off. “Artsakh is still Armenian land. Artsakh is still an independent republic. Artsakh is not gone. We have to hold on to what remains of this land here.” - Gev Iska...

ANN Groong Week in Review - Dec 11, 2022 Topics: Lachin Corridor Blockade Continuing Armenian-Azerbaijani Negotiations Turkish-Azerbaijani Military Exercises Travel Impressions from the region Guest: Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 182 | Recorded: December 13, 2022 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: lin...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - December 6, 2022 Topics : - Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations Continue       - CSTO Debacle       - Lavrov Bombshell       - Lachin Corridor Blockaded       - Brussels Summit Canceled - Artsakh President Lays off Government - Parliamentary Opposition Fragmenting Guest : Arthur G. Martirosyan is a Senior Consultant with CM Partners. In 1994, after gradu...

Armenia’s Rocky Relationship with the CSTO A Conversation with Dr. Anna Karapetyan Topics: What’s Armenia’s Goal in pushing the CSTO in a direction that it won’t go? What Came Out of the CSTO Summit in Yerevan? What is the Level of Trust between the CSTO and Armenia? How should Armenian proceed in Relations with the CSTO? Does Armenia have Alternatives? Guest:  Dr. Anna Karapetyan is the Director...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Nov 20, 2022 Topics: * How is Armenia’s Economy Doing? We’ll discuss the various aspects of the state of the Armenian economy and briefly touch on the 2023 national budget. * Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations : The war of words between Pashinyan and Aliyev escalated in the past two weeks. We’ll discuss developments since the trilateral summit in Sochi....

November 10, Perspective from Artsakh Two Years Later A Conversation with Gev Iskajyan, ANC Artsakh Topics: November 10 as perceived by Artsakhtsis Update on the status of refugees Update on the economy of Artsakh Rally at the Renaissance Square Generating and communicating support for Artsakh Guest:  Gev Iskajyan is representative of the ANC in Artsakh. Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan A...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Nov 13, 2022 Topics: - November 10 "Ceasefire" : We’ll talk with our guests in Yerevan and Stepanakert about their perceptions of where we are in terms of ceasing fire, two years later. - The Peace is Dead, Long Live the Peace : We’ll talk about increased war rhetoric from Azerbaijan, threatening Armenia, Russia, Iran, and anyone else who c...

The HyeID project, to initiate an elected Diaspora Armenian Parliament | Ep #176 - November 13, 2022 A conversation with Harut Sassounian Guest: Harut Sassounian is the Chairman of the board of trustees of HyelD. He’s also the publisher of The California Courier newspaper, and the president of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization which has delivered over $947 million of humanitarian...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Nov 6, 2022 Topics: - Latest “Peace” Developments      - Border delimitation discussions in Brussels      - Meeting of the foreign ministers in Washington DC - Bellicose Statements between Azerbaijan and Iran - Ruben Vardanyan takes over as State Minister of Artsakh Guest: - Arthur G. Martirosyan Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedros...

Resistance Movement and the “Sullivan Plan” A conversation with Arthur Khacharyan Guest: Arthur Khachatryan is an MP with the Hayastan Dashinq (Armenia Alliance) faction and member of the ARF Dashnaktutyun. In the past, he has held government posts such as Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Development, Governor of Shirak, and Minister of Agriculture.  Currently, Arthur is also a pr...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Oct 30, 2022 Topics: Massive Stepanakert Rally The Sullivan Plan CSTO Security Council Convened Trilateral Summit in Sochi From Sochi to Tehran Guest: Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 173 | Recorded: October 30, 2022 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linkt...

The Global Armenian Summit | Ep 172 - Oct. 30, 2022 Guest:  Harut Sassounian has published The California Courier newspaper since 1983. He is the President of the Armenia Artsakh Fund, a non-profit organization which has delivered to Armenia and Artsakh over $947 million of humanitarian assistance since 1989. He is currently engaged in forming the Diaspora Armenian Parliament through local electio...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Oct 23, 2022 Topics: Monitors in Armenia Russia-West Rivalry in the South Caucasus Armenian-Iranian Relations Maritime Agreement between Israel and Lebanon State of Lebanon’s Presidential Election Guest: Arthur Khachikyan Yeghia Tashjian - TW/@Yeghig Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 171 | Recorded: October...

The LA City Council Scandal | Ep No. 170 - Oct. 21, 2022 Conversations on Groong Guest:  Ardashes ‘Ardy’ Kassakhian who is a Glendale City Councilman, and the current mayor of Glendale - TW/@ArdyKassakhian Adrin Nazarian is the California State Assemblymember from the 46th District, representing the San Fernando Valley - TW/@adrin_nazarian Topics: On the LA City Council scandal and how to move for...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Oct 9, 2022 Topics : - Introduction 0:00 - Census in progress in Armenia 2:24 Finally, after 2 years of delay, the 3rd decennial census is underway in Armenia, and hardly anyone is aware of it. We’ll talk about this. - Meetings in Astana 18:42 Another large, international summit, this time of the CIS leaders took place in Kazakhstan. Pashinyan gave a...

Conversations on Groong Guest:  Benyamin Poghosyan, is the Chairman of the Yerevan based think tank Center for Political and Economic Strategic Studies , Topics: Goals and Tactics of Azerbaijan’s Negotiations How did “Corridors” Become a Thing? Russia’s Contributions to the process Options and Scenarios Going Forwards Hosts: Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Episode 16...

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Oct 9, 2022 Topics: Meetings in Prague Pashinyan Consolidating Power Personal Rants Guest: Benyamin Poghosyan - TW/@Benyamin_Poghos Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 167 | Recorded: October 10, 2022 Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Armenian News Network - Groong Week in Review - Oct 2, 2022 Topics: US-Armenia Relations Azerbaijan’s Maps and Claims Azerbaijan Continues to Occupy Armenia Internal Politics in Armenia Guest: Aram Suren Hamparian - TW/@ANCA_DC Rouben Galichian - RoubenGalichian.com Tevan Poghosyan - TW/@TevanPoghosyan Hosts: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 166 | Recorded: Oc...