Deutsche Welle releases documentary on Armenia’s history and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Deutsche Welle has released a documentary titled Armenia’s Struggle for Land and Identity in the Caucasus, exploring Armenia’s history and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The film presents the perspectives of various experts and officials on the topic.

Among those featured in the documentary are Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Mehdi Sobhani, French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies, Member of the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau, former French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure, Rabbi Avidan Friedman, Richard Giragosian, Founding Director of the Regional Studies Center, historian Clare Muradyan, journalist Tigran Yeghavian, and political scientist Kaits Minasyan.

 “Armenia, a mountainous region in the heart of the Caucasus. Armenia was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD,” the author starts the film with these lines.

The documentary also examines the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and how the region became part of Azerbaijan. It details how, between 2020 and 2023, Azerbaijan used military operations, ethnic cleansing, and threats of force to the indigenous Armenian population, who had lived in Nagorno-Karabakh for millennia to leave their homeland.

The experts featured in the film discuss Armenia’s history, its rich cultural heritage in the region, and its centuries-old struggle in the South Caucasus.

The filmmaker notes: “Armenia has lost the war, and there is no peace in sight with Azerbaijan, so it will have to reconsider its defense. The Russians have betrayed them. America relies on Turkey, and Europe uses Baku’s gas.”

 In this context, the film also mentions Armenia’s purchase of weapons from France.