At the invitation of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), RSC Director Richard Giragosian offered an address on 27 March to the Brussels meeting of the EESC. Giragosian’s analytical comments were delivered to the panel entitled, “Change of political orientation of Armenia: role of civil society in bringing the country closer to the EU in the current geopolitical and regional context.” His address followed the presentation of the Eastern Partnership EaP Index 2023 by Alexandra Sabou, Advocacy and EaP Index Manager, Secretariat of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
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In a radio interview on 22 March, RSC Director Richard Giragosian returned as a guest on Monocle Radio’s show “The Briefing,” assessing Armenia’s deepening ties with the West and the increasingly tense relationship with Russia. His interview starts at the 10:56 mark of the show.
RSC Director Richard Giragosian was cited in an article for the well-known Italian newspaper “La Repubblica,” in an article by Luna De Bartolo published on 18 March 2024.
In an article for Foreign Policy published on 16 March, RSC Director Richard Giragosian was cited by Ani Chkhikvadze. The article was entitled, “Armenians Wonder Who to Trust After Lost Wars. With Nagorno-Karabakh lost, Armenia is looking for allies beyond Moscow.”
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/16/armenia-nagorno-karabakh-russia-alliances-war/
In an interview with Astghik Sargsian for Armenia’s “First TV” («Առաջին TV»-ն ամենօրյա), RSC Director Richard Giragosian assessed recent developments in Armenian foreign policy. The 15-minute interview, first recorded in English on 6 March, was dubbed into Armenian and aired on 16 March.