Analyse rather than inflame. Do experts help the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement?

Joining Arshaluys Mgdesian’ in the CivilNet studio are Armenian political scientist Mikayel Zolyan and the Editor of Azerbaijani ‘Turan’ agency Shahin Hajiyev.

Mikayel Zolyan and Shahin Hajiyev discussed the role of the expert community in the coverage of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. How and to what extent do experts influence the negotiation process? In some cases, according to the interlocutors, experts simply copy the current official government position in their countries. In other cases, however, they go further and present their own views and even make proposals to officials.

This dialogue was part of TV bridges organized by the Yerevan and Baku Press Clubs and was broadcast on CivilNet in February 2024.