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February 17,2008 00:00

  RA First President Ter-Petrosyan declared in the Freedom Square that this movement will win on February 19.

 The national movement which has been kicked off by Levon Ter-Petrosyan three months before de facto celebrated its upcoming victory which will be confirmed de jure on February 19. More than 200.000 citizens of Armenia participated in the rally; people were holding the following posters: We want to live without Serjik”, “Leave peacefully if you do not want blood” etc.

Yervand Manaryan was the first person who made a speech: I haven’t seen such a thing. Who will be able to prevent this? You have come and brought your hope, belief in favor of your future. This is already a victory.” He was the first who demanded RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan’s resignation because of denying “Meghry Version” in the NK Conflict settlement: Mr. Oskanyan, you should either officially deny with sound facts that it has not happened or you should leave.” Famous opera singer Barsegh Tumanyan also made a short speech and called people to vote for Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Secretary of “Heritage” Party city council Vardan Khachatryan also made a speech saying that the Party backs pan-Armenian movement.  NA Parliamentarian Sasun Mikaelyan’s speech was also impressive. “Several persons have lost their memory. I turn to ARF candidate Vahan Hovhanisyan who named  us “asphalt fidaies” (The whole square cried “shame”-N.M.). I only give my example. I was injured during Shushi liberation and got 107 splinter injuries, 70 of which are still inside my body. Those splinters are called “foreign bodies. But I understood toady that those splinters are more relative to me than these authorities to our people.” He also added: “Our victories and sufferings during these 10 years of our history have showed two things. One is that we have won in the war led by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, and “October 27” happened under Kocharyan’s rule.”

 Levon Ter-Petrosyan concluded the rally who was also sure in the people’s victory. A procession was launched after the rally the participants of which again gathered in the Freedom Square and decided to celebrate their victory on February 20, in front of Matenadaran.

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