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raised by the guest is “ What is happening behinds the scenes ?”, “ What kind of agreements are being made between the parties to the conflict ?” and “ What does Pashinyan talk about with Russian President Putin ?” Moreover , he stated that there is an instability in the public ’ s interpretations of the Armenian government ’ s work with the international community . Ter-Matevosyan also talked about Russia ’ s role in the conflict and its policy towards Turkish aggression against Armenia . He criticized the activity of the OSCE Minsk Group in being unable to mediate and show progress in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict . Moreover , he also criticized the government ’ s inaction in signing a military-political alliance between the Republic of Armenia and Artsakh , as well as the lack of attempts towards the international recognition of the Republic of Artsakh , claiming that this step would significantly affect the course of the war ( News in аrmenia today : Nagorno Кarabakh latest NEWS ).
On October 5th “ Review ” invited Armenian historian Hayk Demoyan to talk about the Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression and the war crimes of the adversary . Demoyan stated that “ This is a terrorist war ”, which threatens stability in the whole region . He argued that Turkey was pursuing its own national and political interests and using Azerbaijan for that purpose . Another important argument made by the interviewee is that “ Turkey ’ s policy is a challenge for Russia ” and that it is in the Russian interests to support Armenia in this conflict . The interviewer also referred to Pashinyan ’ s interviews given to several international media outlets . The guest agreed with Pashinyan ’ s statements on the involvement of terrorists in the battlefield as well as accusing the US of providing Turkey with weapons that are being targeted against the peaceful civilians of Artsakh . On October 7th , the guest of the program was IR specialist Suren Sargsyan . The questions discussed on the agenda were the role of the international community , particularly of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group . Sargsyan analyzed the relations between the US and Turkey , especially the former ’ s provision of weapons to the latter , and tried to evaluate the situation on the front line . Finally , the interviewer referred to Pashinyan ’ s call for the international recognition of Artsakh . Sargsyan noted that it is important to work with the international community and make sure that several countries will recognize it . Moreover , he argued that Armenia ’ s recognition of Artsakh may change the course of the negotiations and that is why the Republic of Armenia has not recognized it yet ( News in аrmenia today : Nagorno Кarabakh latest NEWS ).
The guest of the program on October 10th , when the first humanitarian ceasefire was agreed by the sides , was Alexander Markarov , the Deputy Vice-
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