Episode 7: Spotlight on Armenia

In this new episode of the ‘Europeans at Heart’ podcast, you will learn more about Armenia, its marvellous traditions, culture and gastronomy, as well as a bit of its History! We started our trip to Armenia with Mariam Hovhannisyan and got to know interesting facts about the country, as well as its rich cuisine, its people, traditions and art.  Later on, Neli Abrahamyan shared very interesting insights about Armenian History and the current political situation, as well as relations with the EU.  Do you want to come on this trip along with us? Then click on ‘play’ and let’s start it! Find out more about us: Mafalda Infante is the EU YEAs Vice-Coordinator. She is a Portuguese Master’s student in International Studies at ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, with a dissertation about the Eastern Neighbourhood. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from Nova University of Lisbon and, besides EU Foreign Policy, Mafalda is very interested in gender equality and communication. Between 2020 and 2021 she was the European Student Think Tank Ambassador to Lisbon and organised several events about EU affairs. As a YEA, Mafalda aims to strengthen the initiative in the EU and to bring Young European Ambassadors from the EaP countries and the EU closer together, through the sharing of knowledge and experiences. Her Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mafaldainfante/ Vahe Asatryan has been a Young European Ambassador (YEA) since 2018. He completed his Bachelor's degree in Political Economy at King's College London, and his Master's degree in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he was concurrently Postgraduate Officer of the LSE Grimshaw International Relations Society. He has interned, amongst others, at the Parliament of the Czech Republic, the Embassy of Armenia in Prague, and the European Headquarters of the AGBU in Brussels. As a Czech national of Armenian heritage, he firmly believes that cross-cultural dialogue, building bridges and working together across borders are the most powerful ways through which we can ensure a sustainable, peaceful future for Europe based on solidarity. His interests lie in geopolitics, government and diplomacy, with a particular passion for reforming European integration as well as strengthening the cohesiveness and effectiveness of EU foreign policy. His linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vahe-asatryan-09b639158/ Neli Abrahamyan is a Young European Ambassador (YEA) from Armenia. She is a PhD student at Yerevan State University, in the field of Genocide studies. Simultaneously, she works as a research assistant in the same department at YSU. She is also actively involved in different volunteering activities, such as the EU4Youth Alumni Network. Her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neli-abrahamyan-7b6683129/ Mariam Hovhannisyan is a Young European Ambassador (YEA) from Armenia and entered the network three years ago. She has a studies background in linguistics, having graduated from the Russian-Armenian Slavonic University. Mariam holds a PhD in the theory of language and cross-cultural communication. She also specialises in tourism and works as a tour guide, helping people to discover Armenia and the Armenian culture. Her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariam-hovhannisyan-17b5031b1/