Third Millennium

Anna Sargsyan discussed the most colorful topics of the political palette with knowledgeable specialists in the "3rd Millennium" pavilion, where we present the best ideas in one breath.

In the first half of the year, the main topic of the political agenda was the settlement of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and, in that context, the so-called peace agenda with its consequences.

Anna Sargsyan discussed the most colorful topics of the political palette with knowledgeable specialists in the "3rd Millennium" pavilion, where we present the best ideas in one breath.    

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The government proposed to replace the name of the subject "Armenian History" with "History of Armenians ". 

Individual representatives of the ruling power on various occasions questioned the meaning of the existence of the state. 

As a result of the establishment's policies, there may be a Republic of Armenia, but not an Armenian state. 

The Artsakh war obviously affected the national behavior of the Armenian society and its manifestations are tangible. 

The Armenian government continued to meet the demands of Azerbaijan, advancing the concessionary policy.

Immediately after the war, Azerbaijan, at the state level, started to destroy the Armenian traces in Artsakh.

After the war, the Society lost faith in its resources, as a result of which the consequences of defeat are more devastating.

After the forced deportation from Artsakh, our compatriots found themselves in the status of "familiar foreigners" in Armenia.

The main narrative of the political authorities after the war is that the events happening with Armenia are inevitable.

 

Whose war is the peace treaty to advance? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with Gevorg Melikyan, director of the "Armenian Institute of National Resistance", candidate of political sciences.

The Foundation for the Study of Armenian Architecture published the booklet "State Policy of Vandalism in Azerbaijan". The English book published by the initiative of the Artsakh Diocese exposes the multi-year anti-cultural activities of Azerbaijan with facts. Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with the fund's co-director Raffi Kortoshyan.

Amendment of the RA Constitution, review of state symbols, review of the past, reduction of the role of national structures, etc. What do these theses put on the Armenian political agenda have to do with the security of the state and the desired peace? What is the real demand presented to Armenia by Azerbaijan and Turkey? How does Armenia react to that demand? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with political commentator Hakob Badalyan.

The head of the government says that the times of scraping are over, the time to live has come. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the same government declares: peace is aborted, prepare for war. What does a citizen agree to live with? What does the ruling power get? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with public administration specialist Hovhannes Avetisyan.

Has the domestic political life in Armenia ever been fueled by the talk of the state's security or struggle for sovereignty? What makes the "Tavush for the sake of the Motherland" movement unprecedented? Who benefits from the sharp polarization of society? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with ethnographer Arsen Hakobyan.

The encirclement of Artsakh by Azerbaijan was a type of military operation. When it is not possible to capture the fortress, they close the entrances and exhaust, starve and despair those inside. Even after being in that difficult situation for 10 months, people were ready to endure and live in their land. But on September 19, the enemy launched an attack against unarmed and besieged Artsakh using all modern weapons and in large numbers. In terms of military equipment and numbers, Azerbaijan was many times superior to Artsakh, which resisted for a whole day. Added to that was the explosion near Stepanakert, which killed hundreds of people. People who have gone through all this experience collective and individual traumatic shock, post-traumatic mental disorders, complex psychological, socio-cultural stages of forced resettlement and adaptation. Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with candidate of psychological sciences, associate professor Vitya Yaramishyan.

There has been confusion about the results of the charitable and structural work of the Armenian Church during the 2029 war, and then in the post-war period. Some citizens accuse the Armenian Church of being apathetic or indifferent. Some part of the public also blames the church for not talking much about the extensive assistance provided. At the request of the media, His Eminence Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan, Director of the Foreign Relations and Protocol Department of the Mother See,  presented the activities of the Armenian Church in a number of directions: financial support to the RA government, treatment support for the disabled, various assistance to the besieged and then exiled Artsakh Armenians, the works related to the return of prisoners of war and hostages and their results. Some details are being published for the first time.