In this episode of Conversations on Groong, we speak with Harut Sassounian about Armenia’s identity crisis amid escalating conflict between the Armenian government and the Armenian Apostolic Church. We discuss Catholicos Garegin II’s statements at the May 2025 World Council of Churches conference in Bern, Pashinyan’s public attacks on senior clergy, the constitutional role of the Armenian Church in national identity, and the deeper geopolitical questions surrounding Armenia-Diaspora relations following the June 2026 Armenian parliamentary elections.
Topics:
Church-State conflict and Garegin II
Bern, Artsakh, and national identity
Government plans to “reform” Church
Pashinyan’s meeting with All-ASA
Armenia-Diaspora relations after June 7
Guest: Harut Sassounian
Hosts:
Episode 592 | Recorded: September 30, 2026
SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/592
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