The BBC’s flagship World Service Radio debate programme, World Questions, comes to Armenia at a crucial time in the country’s history. Following a popular and peaceful uprising last year, the country’s new Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, won over 70 per cent of the vote at recent elections. He says his political bloc will now lead an economic revolution that will help pull many of its people out of poverty. How will the new Government deliver this transformation? Will it balance growth and investment with environmental concerns? And what will drive Armenia’s foreign policy goals?
The BBC’s Jonny Dymond will be joined by a panel of leading Armenian politicians and thinkers in a debate, in English, led by questions from a public audience at the American University in Yerevan.
The panel:
Arevik Anapiosyan, Deputy Minister of Education and Sciences
Mane Tandilyan, Deputy at the National Assembly, Bright Armenia Party
Maria Titizian, Editor of EVN Report
Ara Tadevosyan, Director of Mediamax
Join them, and have your say in a debate that will be heard around the world. The event starts at 18.00 and will consist of a reception, an artistic performance and the debate. Guests are kindly requested to arrive at 18.00.
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Admission is free, but online registration is required. Whilst we hope to accommodate everyone, please arrive in good time to be sure of a seat. Please note doors will open at 18.00 and admission is on a first-come first-served basis.