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List of events to be held on April 23-24
Information on upcoming events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
- On Thursday, April 23 at 5 p.m. the canonization ceremony of the Armenian Genocide victims will be held at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The ceremony will be broadcast live and, it will simultaneously be shown on big screens in the Republic Square, Yerevan.
- Taking into account the large scale of the events, the presence of numerous foreign delegations, the large number of people wishing to partake in the events dedicated to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, special routes have been elaborated jointly by Armenian Police and offices of the Mayors of Etchmiadzin and Yerevan cities. Thus, free buses will take people from Yerevan's Brazil Square to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and upon the end of the event the buses will take participants back to Yerevan. The operation of personal transportation vehicles is not recommended.
- Anyway, those wհօ will arrive in Etchmiadzin on their own vehicles are kindly requested to park the cars on the road heading from Etchmiadzin to Armavir. Here free buses will operate to take the participants to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
- For security reasons when entering the territory of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, as well as other outdoor public event venues (listed below) it is prohibited to carry the following items:
- On April 23, 2015 at 8:10 p.m. the Republic Square in Yerevan will host a concert of the rock band “SOAD”, which leads a consistent struggle for the international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide. The concert will be held under the slogan “Wake up your souls.”
- On Friday, April 24 ceremonial events will be held at the Armenian Genocide Memorial with the participation of high-ranking foreign delegations. Access to the Memorial Complex will be open for visitors from 1 p.m. Visits to the memorial complex will continue on April 25.
- On April 24, at 8:15 p.m. the Republic Square in Yerevan will host the World Orchestra 24/04 with the participation of 140 musicians, conductors and soloists from around the world.
- On Friday, April 24, 2015 at 10 p.m. the traditional torchlight procession to the Genocide Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd will start from the Republic Square.