Traffic in Yerevan’s streets off Republic Square to be restricted on April 23

YEREVAN, April 11. /ARKA/. Traffic in Yerevan’s streets off the
Republic Square will be restricted on April 23 from 08:00 to 24:00,
the press service of the office in charge of organization of the
events dedicated to the centenary of Armenian Genocide reported today.

In particular, traffic will be restricted in Amiryan Street from
Mashtots-Amiryan crossroad, in Nalbandyan Street from
Nalbandyan-Tumanyan crossroad, in Hanrapetutyan Street from
Hanrapetutyan-Byuzand crossroad, in Tigran Metsn Avenue from Tigran
Metsn-Khanjyan crossroad, in Grikor Lusavorich Street from Grikor
Lusavorich-Italiayi crossroad and in Khorenatsi Street from
Khorenatsi-Zakiyan and Khorenatsi-Lazarian crossroads.

On April 23 the victims will be sanctified in the Saint Echmiadzin
Cathedral, and this will be one of the most important historic events,
since the last sanctification in Armenia was conducted 400 years ago.

The canonization ritual will be aired live and shown on big screens in
the Republic Square in Yerevan.

Taking into consideration the great number of events and presence many
official delegations and a huge number of people wanting to take part
in the events, the police of Armenia and the municipalities of
Echmiadzin and Yerevan have worked out special routes for the buses
that will carry people from the Brazil Square in Yerevan to the
Cathedral in Echmiadzin and back for free.

It is prohibited to carry chemicals or explosives and any kinds of
goods that may pose threat to people in the Saint Echmiadzin
Cathedral’s territory.

Big items, such as bags, packages etc, are prohibited as well. People
will be let in after passing security checkpoints.

On April 23 at 20:10 System of a Down rock band will give a concert in
the Republic Square in Yerevan. The band is struggling for
international recognition of the fact of Armenian Genocide. The
concert’s motto is ‘Awake Your Souls’.

The entry to the square will be open only from the Shahumyan Square
through Vazgen Sargsyan Street and after passage of security
checkpoints.

Armenian Genocide was the first genocide committed in XX century.
Turkey rejects the accusation of massacres and the killing of one and
a half million Armenians during World War I.

The fact of the Armenian genocide is recognized by many countries,
particularly by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, most of the U.S.
states, as well as by the parliaments of Greece, Cyprus, Argentina,
Belgium, Wales, National Council of Switzerland, Common House of
Canada, the Seym of Poland and lower house of Italian parliament.
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