LEVON TER-PETROSIAN CONDUCTS THE MARCH

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[06:14 pm] 24 April, 2008

At the moment RA first president Levon Ter-Petrossian is conducting
the march to Tsiternakaberd. He joined the marchers at the Sports
and Concert Complex and is now walking towards the memorial.

OPPOSITION MARCH STARTED Today thousands of people, accompanied
by opposition leaders, made for Tsitsernakaberd from Northern
Avenue. The police closed Baghramian Avenue allowing the marchers
only to walk along the sidewalk. Chairman of People’s Party Stepan
Demirchian, Chairman of Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party Aram Sargssian,
Leader of the Social Democratic Henchak Party Lyudmila Sarkissian,
former spokesman of Levon Ter-Petrossian Levon Zurabian, and Davit
Shahnazarian conducted the march.

However hard the policemen tried to persuade people to walk along the
sidewalk, they failed. In the end the police yielded and opened one
side of the avenue. New groups of people joined the marchers on the
way to Tsitsernakaberd. Roads have not been closed and there are no
traffic problems recorded. Anyway, there are water-pumping and razor
wire cars on Demirchian Street.