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March With Lanterns Dedicated To The 91st Anniversary Of The Armenia

MARCH WITH LANTERNS DEDICATED TO THE 91ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

ArmRadio.am
24.04.2006 16:35

On the occasion of the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
a march with lanterns was organized on April 23 at the initiative of
the Youth Wing of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and “nikol
Aghbalyan” Students Union.

2500 – 3000 young people, including 300 – 400 Diaspora Armenians
participated in the march that started 8 a.m. yesterday.

The flags of the countries that recognized the Armenian Genocide
were raised in the Square. The participants burnt the red flag of
the Turkish Republic.

Representative of the Armenian Supreme Body of the ARF, Head of the
Standing Committee on External Relations Armen Rustamyan noted in
his speech that the Amenian Genocide is not only an Armenian issue,
it has acquired a universal nature.

“Everyone realizes that if the world does not condemn the genocide,
it cannot be fair,” he noted.

The participants of the rally marched from The “Liberty” Square to
Tsitsernakaberd.

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