As part of the special RSC professional training program that catered to alumni of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) “Leadership Academy” program, a mentorship and publications component offered participants an opportunity to develop their research and analytical skills, with the publication of selected articles.
The closing session of the special RSC professional training program was held on 25 January, marking the end of the 2024 training project that catered to alumni of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) “Leadership Academy” program. The closing session was led by Stephan Malerius, the Head of Regional Programme Political Dialogue South Caucasus for the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), RSC Director Richard Giragosian, Liana Marukyan, Program Manager, and Lilit Arakelyan, Junior Programme Manager, both from the Armenia office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Political Dialogue South Caucasus.
In comments for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Azerbaijani Service, Radio Azadlyg, RSC Director Richard Giragosian was invited to offer an assessment of the recent signing in Washington of a new “strategic partnership” between Armenia and the United States. The interview, aired on 24 January, was conducted in English and dubbed into Azerbaijani Turkish.
https://www.azadliq.org/a/tramp-azerbaycan-ermenistan/33287251.html
RSC Director Richard Giragosian provided analytical comments for the French newspaper “Le Monde.” This time for the insightful analysis by Faustine Vincent, in her piece “L’Arménie formalise sa volonté de se rapprocher de l’Union européenne et des Etats-Unis” (“Armenia formalizes its desire to move closer to the European Union and the United States”) published in the 16 January edition.
In an interview with the Public Radio of Armenia, RSC Director Richard Giragosian reviewed the latest bellicose rhetoric coming from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and offered a general assessment of Armenian diplomatic negotiations with Azerbaijan. The interview, conducted on 10 January, was with Astghik Sargsyan for her special show “Voice of Yerevan.”