THOSE WHO GATHERED AT MONUMENT TO MYASNIKIAN WAIT FOR FIRST PRESIDENT
TO ARRIVE AND MAKE SPEECH
YEREVAN, MARCH 1, NOYAN TAPAN. As of 4:30 p.m. tens of thousands
of people gathered at Monument to Alexander Myasnikian – in the area
adjacent to the embassies of Italy, France and Russia in Gr. Lusavorich
and Italy Streets.
They were waiting for the first Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrosian
to come and for a rally to start.
Speeches were made by the leader of People’s Party of Armenia Stepan
Demirchian, former spokesman for L. Ter-Petrosian Levon Zurabian,
member of L. Ter-Petrosian’s pre-election headquarters Nikol Pashinian
and NA deputy Sasun Mikaelian. The called on those present not to
leave the place and to wait for the first president to arrive.
Raising their voices of protest against the force actions taken by
the authorities against peaceful demonstrators at Liberty square,
those who gathered at Monument to Myasnikian were chanting: "Levon
President". Their number is increasing. According to some information,
their number reached 200 thousand.
Armed detachments and policemen with shields are moved up to a possible
place of rally.