Today we live in a society, which can not imagine life without expressing views on social media. Probably it does have certain advantages. Nevertheless, many participants of active discussions have already forgotten or do not even know about the developments, which unfolded in Armenia 5, 10 or 15 years ago.
To fill the gap Mediamax presents 5/10/15 project, which introduce developments in Armenia 5, 10 and 15 years ago.
• 15 YEARS AGO: JULY 1-7, 2004
Five gangs
On July 2 Russian Minister of Interior Rashid Nurgaliyev announced that five criminal gangs, headed by Armenians, operated in Russia at that time.
At the same time, he pointed out that the gangs could not be described as entirely Armenian.
Rashid Nurgaliyev Photo: REUTERS
“We do not divide the gangs by their national identity, as representatives of different nationalities can make part of one gang,” he noted.
• 10 YEARS AGO: JULY 1-7, 2009
Status is a key issue
On July 6 Presidents of Armenia and Cyprus respectively Serzh Sargsyan and Dimitris Christofias stated reciprocal support regarding the settlement of Karabakh conflict and the Cyprus issue.
“Although each conflict has its peculiarities, there is a common approach for methods of settlement: it must be exclusively peaceful and based on the principles and norms of the international law,” Sargsyan said at the joint news conference with Dimitris Christofias.
The Armenian President stressed that Yerevan’s stance in the negotiation process remained unchanged: the settlement ought to seal the right of the people of Karabakh for self-determination, consolidate of land communication between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, and provide security guarantees.
Serzh Sargsyan underlined that the status of Nagorno-Karabakh was a key issue in the settlement, and the solution had to be acceptable for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, “any solution, which is not accepted by the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, will not be viable and practicable”.
Gul and Obama
On July 5 Turkish President Abdullah Gul informed his American counterpart Barack Obama over the phone about the development of relations with Armenia.
Abdullah Gul and Barack ObamaPhoto: REUTERS
Gul and Obama also discussed the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group, aimed at the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
• 5 YEARS AGO: JULY 1-7, 2014
“Systemic changes cannot be comprehensive”
On July 5 President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan delivered a speech on the occasion of the Constitution Day, in which he noted that the country felt the need for systemic changes, which could not be complete and comprehensive without constitutional reform.
“Our country’s political life experienced several crises, but even in those situations the Constitution displayed its viability and revealed its potential for responding to challenges. With time, our country felt the need for systemic changes. They cannot be complete and comprehensive without constitutional reform,” he said.
The death of Shevardnadze
On July 7, former Foreign Minister of USSR, ex-President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze passed away at the age of 86.
Eduard Shevardnadze and Leonid Brezhnev in 1977Photo: REUTERS
Shevardnadze was the leader of Soviet Georgia between 1972 and 1985 and served as the Soviet Union’s Foreign Minister from 1985 until 1990. Shevardnadze was speaker of the Georgian parliament in 1992-1995 and President in 1995-2003. He resigned during the Rose Revolution.
Ara Tadevosyan
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