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: NOVEMBER 4-10, 2004
K-Telecom announced as Armenia’s second operator
On 3 November the tender committee set up by the Armenian government after ArmenTel was stripped of mobile communications monopoly announced that K-Telecom would become Armenia’s second operator.
On November 9, Minister of Justice David Harutyunyan stated that the decision to award K-Telecom as the winner of the tender could be considered “more of a political and strategic” nature. He supported it with the fact that Karabakh-Telecom, the owners of which founded K-Telecom, provided “top-quality” services of landline and mobile communication in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Harutyunyan recalled that Azerbaijan constantly tried to hamper Karabakh-Telecom’s international links and isolate the company. According to him, the license for operation in Armenia would help Karabakh-Telecom solve those problems.
NATO: No plans for military bases in South Caucasus
On November 5 NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said in Yerevan that “NATO is not going to station its military bases in any of the South Caucasian countries”.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Armenian President Robert Kocharyan Photo: NATO
He added that that “the Alliance has no intentions and ambitions to be involved in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict”.
Dismissal of Karlos Petrosyan
On November 5 Armenian President Robert Kocharyan signed the decree relieving Director of National Security Service under the Armenian government Karlos Petrosyan from his duties.
Karlos Petrosyan is first from the left Photo: Photolure
• 10 YEARS AGO: NOVEMBER 4-10, 2009
“Can’t be damaging to a third party”
On 4 November Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin said that “nothing in the Armenian-Turkish protocols can be interpreted as damaging to a third party”.
“Singing of these documents, which resulted from purposeful, pragmatic joint work of the Armenian and Turkish partners on settlement of complex issues, confirms the resolute determination of the two countries’ leaders to take the case to establishment of friendly neighborly relations. Now the sides need to ratify these protocols and take up their practical implementation,” he said in the interview to “Republic of Armenia” newspaper.
Grigory Karasin Photo: REUTERS
Karasin noted that Russia was ready to support the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations also by means of economic projects, in particular, in the sphere of energy and transport.
The arrival of Orange
On November 5, mobile operator Orange Armenia officially announced its entry to the Armenian market.
Photo: Photolure
At a press conference in Yerevan President of France Telecom Group Didier Lombard stated that Orange would stake on innovations in Armenia, and the group’s Vice-President Olaf Swantee noted they will pay special attention to development of broadband internet in Armenia.
The relations “do not compete”
On November 6 Special Representative of NATO Secretary General in Central Asia and the South Caucasus Robert Simmons said that Armenia’s relations with Russia and the North-Atlantic Alliance “do not compete with each other”.
He noted that NATO did not aim to “force” Russia out of the region.
Robert Simmons Photo: Photolure
“We have no such aim. We know that Armenia has good relations with Russia and that Russian military are in Armenia with the consent of your country’s authorities. We do not consider that Armenia’s relations with Russia and NATO compete with each other, although sometimes there are such statements voiced from the Russian side. Armenia has the right to make independent decisions on cooperating with whichever countries and organizations, and we support Armenia in its right,” he added.
• 5 YEARS AGO: NOVEMBER 4-10, 2014
The decision might become “a fatal error”
On 9 November 2014 Armenian National Congress (ANC) issued a statement, which noted in particular that the decision of Prosperous Armenia Party to “adjourn active political actions sine die might turn into a fatal error as the regime might twist that time in its favor to mobilize its own camp at most and split the National Movement”.
Ara Tadevosyan
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