Last week, Congressman Darrell Issa, Vice Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, introduced the so-called “PEACE Act” – a bill that is being portrayed as a bold measure to deter further Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia.
“I do not consider myself entitled to evaluate the words of a world-renowned, brilliant person. I would simply advise many people who are dealing with that issue to take into account what Jeffrey Sachs has said”.
During 168TV’s program “Review,” we spoke with international relations expert, lecturer, and PhD, Ehsan Movahedian.
Dr. Pietro Shakarian, lecturer in history at the American University of Armenia, published a new book called “Anastas Mikoyan: An Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev’s Kremlin.” During an interview with 168 Hours, he talked about his book as well as some geopolitical issues.
The controversy over Israel’s lack of recognition of the Armenian Genocide erupted last week when Armenian-Assyrian blogger Patrick Bet-David asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu why Israel has not recognized the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides. Netanyahu wrongly replied: “In fact, I think we have. I think the Knesset [parliament] passed a resolution to that effect.” Netanyahu knows better than anyone that is not true, since he himself, as Prime Minister, has blocked several such Knesset resolutions.
For decades, up until the usurpation of power in 2018, we all together in Armenia, Artsakh and in Spyurk were celebrating this day with the grandeur, a sense of joy and dignity. Artsakh’s independence day was the day of liberation of a part of our Fatherland which had been unjustly annexed to the Armenophobic Azerbaijan. Our heroic brothers and sisters gave their lives for this day, thousands of Armenians gave the best years of their lives to this cause.
Today, on the occasion of birth anniversary of the former president of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakian, the second President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan spoke on the phone with the members of his family, wished them patience and tenacity.
On August 8th, American president Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to announce a framework that could potentially end the two countries’ decades-long conflict. While many parts of the deal had been in place for almost a year*, the White House ceremony creates the need for swift action for the deal to stick. Europeans can influence the process, with their leverage growing as attention turns to the region’s possible integration into global markets.
“Peaceful relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan are a good thing, the role of the USA here is problematic, because the US is not part of the South Caucasus region,” in the interview with 168 Hours said Professor Jeffrey Sachs, renowned economist, professor, and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University’s Earth Institute.
Since this capitulating document was signed under duress, it is considered invalid under international law. Pashinyan is intentionally misrepresenting the “Peace Treaty” to convince the voters to return him to power in the 2026 parliamentary elections.
