Author: Armenian News Network - Groong Podcast

Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review – May 8, 2022 Topics: – 00:00 Introduction – 00:49 Mass Protests Growing in Yerevan – 24:31 FM Mirzoyan in Washington DC – 38:38 Normalization Round 3 – 52:25 Rants Guest: – Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@Benyamin_Poghos Host: – Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan – Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 135 | Recorded: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Website:

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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review – April 3, 2022 Topics: – 00:00 Intro – 01:12 Ukraine Crisis Update – 37:16 Parukh – Brussels – Moscow – 58:43 Rants Guest: – Pietro Shakarian Host: – Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan – Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 131 | Recorded: Sunday, April 4, 2022 Website:

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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review – June 5, 2022 Topics: – 00:00 Introduction – 02:52 Yerevan Protests Continue – 24:30 State of Negotiations on Artsakh – 42:27 MPG Gallup Poll Results – 44:14 Rants Guests: Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan / TW/@Benyamin_Poghos Host: Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 141 | Recorded: Monday, June 6, 2022 Website:

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Live from France Square in #Yerevan, #Armenia – June 7, 2022 As part of our continuing our coverage of the Armenian resistance movement from France Square, on June 7, 2022, we talked with Khachatur Grigoryan, movement participant and founder of GG. #ZartnirLao #ԶարթնիրԼաո NOTE: Apologies for the poor audio quality. Many of these recordings were made in France Square during protests or otherwise in a location with background noise. Please follow us on Twitter to be notified of future such discussions:

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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review – May 29, 2022 Topics: – 00:00 Introduction – 02:27 Russia’s Geopolitics: We’ll get an update on the war as well as trying to understand what Russia’s endgame is in Ukraine and how it may affect our region. – 23:10 Armenia-Russia Relations: Next, we try to understand the dynamics of Armenia-Russian relations as well as the outlook for the future. – 42:38 Israeli Interests and Armenia: Lastly, taking advantage of our guest’s area of expertise, we look at Israeli-Armenian relations, the history of failures in this area and what is needed for Armenia to…

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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review – May 22, 2022 Topics: – 00:00 Introduction – 01:05 “Agenda of Peace” Negotiations Continue – 34:49 Iran-Armenia Relations – 44:00 CSTO Leaders Meeting in Moscow – 49:44 State of the Opposition Protests – 59:51 Hovik’s Rant Guests: * Dr. Benyamin Poghosyan / TW/@Benyamin_Poghos Host: * Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan * Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 139 | Recorded: Monday, May 23, 2022 Website:

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Armenian News Network/Groong Week in Review – April 24, 2022 Topics: * 00:00:00 Intro * 00:00:53 April 24, Never Forget! * 00:15:54 Aliyev and Pashinyan in Brussels * 00:41:01 Pashinyan in Moscow * 01:01:36 Rants Guest: * Benyamin Poghosyan TW/@Benyamin_Poghos Host: * Hovik Manucharyan TW/@HovikYerevan * Asbed Bedrossian TW/@qubriq Episode 133 | Recorded: Monday, April 25, 2022 Website:

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Tirana, Lavrov, Armenian Un-Democracy, Demilitarization, and More Groong Week in Review – May 18, 2025 Topics * Pashinyan in Tirana * Russia’s Lavrov in Yerevan * Democracy in Jeopardy * Armenia’s Demilitarization by Any Other Name * The Kitchen Sink Guest * Hrant Mikaelian Hosts * Hovik Manucharyan * Asbed Bedrossian Timestamps: 01:43 What did Pashinyan discuss in Tirana with Aliyev & Erdogan? 10:05 Additional Turkish and Azeri preconditions on Pashinyan 13:05 Any outcomes from Tirana visit and meetings with Euro leaders? 15:42 What role is Russia seeking in Armenian Turkish/Azeri “Normaliztions”? 19:27 What’s the policy disagreement between Iran &…

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