Thousands of Armenians encircle country’s highest mountain in dance of unity

Arminfo
28 May 05

YEREVAN

A “round dance of unity” started around Armenia’s highest Mount
Aragats today.

According to the organizers’ list, 350,000 people were to participate
in the round dance, but those joining it numbered 500,000.

It had been planned that 160,000 people would be enough to hold the
round dance of unity.

The event was also joined by Armenian President Robert Kocharyan,
Nagornyy Karabakh President Arkadiy Gukasyan, Armenian government
officials led by Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan and members of
parliament.

The two countries’ presidents took part in the dance of unity near the
village of Artavan where they arrived by helicopter after attending a
ceremony at the historical complex of Sardarapat.

[Passage omitted: Armenians living in all foreign countries joined the
event]