Armenian reporter and analyst Tatul Hakobyan gave a talk on current Armenian events in Toronto, Canada, as part of tour to various venues in several Armenian-American and Armenian-Canadian communities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Fair Lawn (NJ).
The event, organized by “Armenian Association of Toronto”, take place in Saint Gregory Armenian Catholic church.
The talk, followed by a discussion and Q&A, analyzed the latest political developments in Armenia that resulted in the so-called “Velvet Revolution” led by Nikol Pashinyan. The revolution brought about the resignation of newly-elected Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan, who had already served two terms as Armenia’s President, and his replacement by Pashinyan.
Hakobyan analyzed the following questions:
-What were the causes of this unexpected revolution?
-What has been achieved over the past hundred, or so, days?
-What are the prospects for Pashinian’s success in the coming legislative elections?
-Is a counter-revolution that would bring back the kleptocratic, authoritarian leadership of the previous regimes still possible.
The lecture and Q&A session followed by a presentation of Hakobian’s and his ANI Armenian Research Center’s new books.
Hakobyan is currently a reporter with CivilNet online TV and the coordinator of the ANI Armenian Research Center.
