Ani Ghulinyan

Oct 8, 2024 | evnreport.com | Ani Ghulinyan

Sassine Ghazi, President and CEO of Synopsys, joins us to discuss the company’s 20th anniversary in Armenia. Synopsys, an electronic design automation (EDA) company, expanded its operations to Armenia in 2004 after acquiring local companies in the field. Sassine shares how the Armenian branch has grown to over 1,200 employees and become integral to the company’s global operations through continuous investment in local talent.

May 17, 2024 | evnreport.com | Ani Ghulinyan |Hovhannes Nazaretyan

Your browser does not support theaudio element. On April 30, RFE/RL’s Armenian service (Azatutyun) reported, citing a European diplomatic source, that Hungary is blocking the EU’s military assistance to Armenia. Earlier, RFE/RL had reported that a “preliminary agreement” had been reached within the EU to provide €10 million to Armenia over the next two-and-a-half years to finance the establishment of a mobile field camp for a battalion-size unit.

May 10, 2024 | evnreport.com | Ani Ghulinyan |Hovhannes Nazaretyan

Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership with Israel is widely acknowledged. A 2009 U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks noted that their ties are “based strongly on pragmatism” with mistrust of Iran taking center stage. The cable quoted Aliyev likening their bilateral ties to an iceberg with “nine-tenths of it is below the surface” and added that it affects U.S. policy as Azerbaijan has convinced the pro-Israel lobby there to advocate on its behalf.