On October 27, 1999, two parallel stories were unfolding in Yerevan, both capable of deciding the future of Armenia. In secret diplomatic rooms, US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott was meeting Armenian leadership regarding peace negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh. Hours later, five armed gunmen stormed the Armenian National Assembly, assassinating Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Speaker Karen Demirchyan, and six key political figures.
In a matter of minutes, the most powerful political alliance in the country was destroyed. But what if those shots were never fired? What if Vazgen Sargsyan and Karen Demirchyan had lived?
In this documentary, we explore three alternate historical scenarios:
• Scenario 1: The road to the 2003 elections and a peaceful democratic transition of power.
• Scenario 2: Resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on significantly more favorable terms without ceding Meghri or the Iranian border.
• Scenario 3: An early political showdown and power shift long before 2003.
Discover the secrets of the 1999 negotiations, the controversial Meghri territorial swap proposal, and the critical historical junction that reshaped modern Armenia.
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