Regional Studies Center (RSC) Director Richard Giragosian participated in a roundtable discussion assessing the implications of the Turkish elections for the Armenian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The 16 August discussion was moderated by RFE/RL’s Armenian Service Director Hrair Tamrazian and including insightful analysis from Professor Vahram Ter-Matevosyan of the American University of Armenia.

Regional Studies Center (RSC) Analyst Dr. Mikayel Zolyan assessed recent developments in Armenian-Turkish relations in a roundtable discussion on 15 August for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)’s Armenian Service. Dr. Zolyan joined Giro Manoyan, the ARF Bureau’s Political Affairs Office Director, for the discussion, which was hosted by Anna Israelian.

www.armenialiberty.org/media/video/26532597.html

In an interview with the Armenian “Aravot” daily newspaper, Regional Studies Center (RSC) Senior Analyst Dr. David Shahnazaryan offered his analysis of the recent Russian-hosted meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in Sochi. In the interview, published on 12 August, Dr, Shahnzaryan noted Russia’s attempts to sideline the OSCE Minsk Group peace process and stressed the need for the Armenian government to shift to a more “pro-active foreign policy.” He further called on the Armenian government to “take advantage of new opportunities” and adopt a policy “in tune with the current situation,” which he urged “should be pro-active and multilateral, involving not only the executive branch of the power, but also the parliament, civic society, experts and so on.”

Armenian version: http://www.aravot.am/2014/08/12/487956/

English version: http://en.aravot.am/2014/08/15/166513/

In an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Armenian Service, Regional Studies Center (RSC) Director Richard Giragosian offered an assessment of the recent clashes along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the “line of contact” between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. In the 6 August interview, in English but with an Armenian-language translation, Giragosian also provided an analysis of the Russian diplomatic initiative to convene a president summit between the Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents.

In a live interview with Turkey’s TRT Türk TV channel on 4 August, Regional Studies Center (RSC) Director Richard Giragosian assessed the recent clashes along the “line of contact” between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, as well as fighting along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, representing the most serious fighting since the 1994 ceasefire effectively ended outright hostilities. TRT Türk is the International TV channel of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.

http://www.trtturk.com/video/detay/azeri-ermeni-gerilimi-tirmaniyor-3778.html