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Armenian opposition holds rally in Yerevan

02 March 2010 [10:13] - TODAY.AZ
On March 1, opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) staged a rally in Yerevan.
Armenia's Former President and ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan delivered a 50-minute long speech at the meeting.

He referred to 2008 post-presidential events, as well as touched upon Armenia-Turkey reconciliation and the current stage of Karabakh peace process.

The opposition representatives declared the next republican rally will be held on April 6- on the day of the opening of Human Rights Protection Congress in Armenia.

Thousands of opposition supporters marched down the Mashtots Avenue escorted by the police, chanting anti-governmental slogans.

They visited the places where bloody events took place two years ago.

The demonstrators laid flowers to Myasnikyan monument and paid tribute to March 1 victims

No incident between the opposition activists and law enforcement agents was reported.


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