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First Azerbaijani fuel shipment headed to Armenia

📍 Azerbaijan has launched gasoline shipments to Armenia via Georgia, reviving debate over rail connectivity, transit politics, and strategic dependence.📍 Authorities and church leaders urged calm ahead of planned gatherings at Holy Etchmiadzin of Catholicos with both opponents and supporters. 📍 Armenia at the Oscars: What does it take?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZgUIe-53iU#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

The political purpose behind Baku’s ‘Western Azerbaijan’ narrative

In this episode of Insights, host Eric Hacopian breaks down Turkey’s repeated insistence on linking normalization with Armenia to the signing of an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty, and explains why Ankara’s long-standing promises to open the border are unlikely to be kept. He also reviews Armenia’s 2026 state budget and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s problematic response to Baku’s renewed “Western Azerbaijan” narrative.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #insightswitherichacopian

Unanimous EU backing likely needed for Armenia’s visa-free regime

📍 There is no organized ethnic Armenian crime in Europe, a fact acknowledged by the European Union, Deputy Interior Minister Armen Ghazaryan said. This is expected to ease Armenia’s path toward a visa-free regime under the EU visa liberalization action plan unveiled last month.📍 Armenia has signed a strategic partnership declaration with Luxembourg, following similar agreements with Germany and the EU earlier this month.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

TUMO Turns 15: Scaling Armenia’s Education Model Worldwide

On the occasion of TUMO’s 15th anniversary, CivilNet’s Eric Hacopian speaks with Pegor Papazian, Chief Development Officer at TUMO, about the evolution and global reach of Armenia’s flagship education initiative. They cover TUMO’s expansion to more than a dozen countries, its role in shaping “Brand Armenia,” and its focus on intrinsic motivation and soft skills. Papazian also reflects on how AI is reshaping education and why TUMO’s model may be particularly relevant in the post-AI era.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ

Unpacking Pashinyan’s political narratives

Claire Mouradian, director of research at the French National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, examines some of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s most controversial statements about Armenia’s history and regional conflicts. She provides historical context on Karabakh, the formation of Azerbaijani identity, and the use of the Armenian Genocide in politics. Mouradian’s insights help separate historical fact from political narrative and better understand the debates shaping Armenia today. 0:00- A historian’s take on contemporary political context 0:57- Pashinyan’s claim that Armenian-Azerbaijani animosity stems from KGB manipulations 3:18- Pashinyan on questioning the use of the Armenian Genocide by the Russians 6:45- Did the Soviets construct the concept of Azerbaijani statehood? 13:21- Reasons behind Aliyev’s use of the “Western Azerbaijan” narrative 19:01- Closest analogies of the Karabakh movement to other liberation struggles 24:00- What kind of damage can political historical revisionism do to a nation? #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ