April 24, 2008 - 18:20 AMT
Armenian opposition commemorates Genocide victims
Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan laid flowers to the Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims.

Earlier, opposition supporters marched from the center of Yerevan toward Tsitsernakaberd. Ter-Petrosyan joined the march at the foot of Tsitsernakaberd hill.

Keeping silent at the beginning, the oppositionists accompanied Ter-Petrosyan to the Memorial crying out "Levon President" slogan, Novosti Armenia reports.

Today's march started at the monument to Martiros Saryan, since Liberty Square was cordoned by the police. Despite numerous requests, the opposition supporters blocked the traffic in the central streets leading to the Tsitsernakaberd. The march was headed by Republic party leader Aram Sargsyan and People's Party leader Stepan Demirchyan.