Armenia hosted the 108th Rose-Roth Seminar of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) from 22-23 September, in cooperation with the National Assembly of Armenia and formally entitled “Armenia and the South Caucasus in a Shifting World: Strengthening Democracy and Regional Security.
Returning as a guest on Poland’s TVP World news on 21 September, RSC Director Richard Giragosian provided commentary and analysis of Armenia’s 21 September independence anniversary, in an interview for the “World Talks” program with Klaudia Czerwińska.
In a report for Poland’s TVP World News aired on 15 September, RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered an assessment of recent developments in Turkish politics. The 10-minute interview was timed with the pending ruling by a Turkish court on whether to annul the main opposition CHP’s latest congress, potentially removing party leader Özgür Özel from office.
RSC Director Richard Giragosian was cited in a report by TRT: “Türkiye and Armenia edge closer to normalisation as delegations set to meet at border Armenia and Türkiye are neighbouring states with long-standing historical issues; however, the two countries have recently shown a growing interest in resolving their problems, including opening their borders.”
In his latest commentary for the UAE-based “The National” published on 5 September, RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered an assessment of the impact on Iran from recent developments in Armenian-Azerbaijani diplomacy. Entitled, “How Iran lost out in the Armenia and Azerbaijan peace deal,” Giragosian noted that “when the White House hosted a breakthrough Armenia-Azerbaijan summit last month, much of the focus was on Russia’s notable absence.