10-12 July 2024
As part of our regular series of monthly briefings, the Regional Studies Center (RSC) convened a briefing on 10 July to assess recent developments in Armenia and the wider South Caucasus region. The Austrian, Canadian, Swedish and Swiss ambassadors attended, along with diplomatic staff from the Embassies of Germany, Poland, Romania, the European Union Delegation to Armenia, officials from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Council of Europe, and several prominent local Armenian experts and analysts.
This briefing provided an assessment of recent developments in Armenia and the wider South Caucasus region, with a specific analysis of Armenian-Azerbaijani diplomatic negotiations, the outlook for Armenia-Turkey “normalization,” and a wider focus on the policy of “diversification” of Armenian Foreign policy. The briefing by RSC Director Richard Giragosian also reviewed recent developments in domestic politics in the country, including the issue of amending the Armenian constitution.
In addition to the in-person briefing in Yerevan on 10 July, the RSC also offered two alternative online sessions, on 11 and 12 July, with participants from Washington, London, Brussels, Berlin and Tbilisi.
As an independent “think tank,” the Regional Studies Center (RSC) offers this regular series of analytical briefings to present a concise and comprehensive assessment of the most significant political, economic and military/security developments in Armenia and the South Caucasus region. With a target audience of representatives of the diplomatic community and international organizations in Armenia, the format of this briefing series consists of an informal “off-the-record” and closed discussion, reflecting our aim of providing an alternative source of objective analysis.
The PowerPoint presentation notes are attached.
