Azat Artsakh – Republic of Nagorno Karabakh (NKR)
April 28, 2004

SYMBOL OF THE DAY IS UNITY

On April 24 as every year thousands of Artsakh people paid tribute to
the memory of the victims of the genocide of the Armenian nation
implemented by the Ottoman Empire. In the evening of April 23 the
youth organizations and student unions of Stepanakert organized a
memory march with torches and slogans which started in the Garegin
Nzhdeh Street and finished at the memorial complex of Stepanakert.
Thus the young people of Artsakh confirmed their determination and
high morale always to keep in mind the genocide of the Armenians
unless it is recognized internationally. The march of Stepanakerters
to the memorial complex started early in the morning of April 24. The
educational institutions, public and political organizations and
offices joined to the claim of condemning the genocide of the
Armenians. At 11:00 NKR prime minister Anoushavan Danielian, vice
speaker of the National Assembly Moushegh Ohanjanian, members of
parliament, members of government, military officials, and others
visited the memorial complex to commemorate the victims of the
Genocide. Flowers were laid on the memorial of the victims of the
genocide by the NKR authorities, the Artsakh Diocese and different
agencies. The priests of the Artsakh Diocese performed the service of
commemoration. The symbol of the day, as the participants of the march
mentioned, is unity.

LAURA GRIGORIAN