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| 15:57:24 | 24-04-2005 | Politics |

MOURNING PROCESSION WITH TORCHES

During 7 years already the ARFD Students’ Union after Nikola Agbalyan
organizes a procession with torches towards Tsitsernakaberd on April 23
evening. This year students from Armenia and from many other countries took
part in the procession. Moreover, the action was for the first time held on
the state level.

The procession started from the Republic Square, where a white armored car
brought the first torch to light the other 1500.

The representatives of the Armenian Apostolic Church headed the procession
with a big cross in their hands while procession participants were carrying
a 30-meter flag of Armenia.

This year for the first time American singer Daniel Decker, Kei Auagen form
Germany, Bulgarian opera singer Tsvetak Tsvetkov, Finn singer Inka and
Vitaly Dani from Moldova performed the song of Adana in 8 languages in
Tsitsernakaberd.