YEREVAN. – The third Republic of Armenia is the successor and direct continuation of the first republic, but the intentions of the politicians were more sincere at that time.   

Dean Edik Minasyan of the Faculty of History at Yerevan State University said the abovementioned during a press conference on Saturday. He spoke about Armenia’s heroic battles that were fought in the month of May and the historical and political significance of the First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920).

In his words, today’s Republic of Armenia needs to learn lessons from these battles and the first republic. Considering the heroic battle of Nagorno-Karabakh to be the greatest and the most important accomplishment, Minasyan said, however, that not everything went too smoothly.    

He noted that the leadership of the third Republic of Armenia did not learn as many lessons from the first republic, arguing that the mistakes that were made in the first years of independence had a negative impact on the economy.           

“But some economic stability and the securing of growth showed some indicators for development ever since 1995. Together with this, [however,] the mistakes that were made in the socioeconomic domain had a significant negative impact. The adverse consequences of the continuing emigration leaves room for thought today, as well,” Minasyan said. 

He added that every effort was made, in the years of the first republic, to maintain unity, but there is despair today. Edik Minasyan stressed that the intentions were sincere at the time, and he urged today’s politicians to put personal interests aside.