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COMMUNIST PARTY OF ARMENIA MARKS MAY 1
NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 4, 2009
YEREVAN
The May 1 march and rally organized by the Communist Party of Armenia
proceeded without incidents. Though, as party Central Committee
First Secretary Ruben Tovmasian said in his speech near the monument
to Stepan Shahumian, till the last moment the authorities tried to
hinder the holding of Communist Party's May 1 actions, nevertheless
ordinary communists and even activists from remote regions came to
the rally in an organized way.
Speaking about the meaning of May 1, R. Tovmasian emphasized that
Workers' Day was solemnly marked in the Soviet Union and in Soviet
Armenia. In his words, under USSR the state really appreciated work
and worker, while at present, when May 1 is again considered a state
holiday, the authorities do not celebrate it. R. Tovmasian added that
the communists will be only glad if not the Communist Party of Armenia
but state officials organize the May 1 march and if they walk ahead
of the people.
NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 4, 2009
YEREVAN
The May 1 march and rally organized by the Communist Party of Armenia
proceeded without incidents. Though, as party Central Committee
First Secretary Ruben Tovmasian said in his speech near the monument
to Stepan Shahumian, till the last moment the authorities tried to
hinder the holding of Communist Party's May 1 actions, nevertheless
ordinary communists and even activists from remote regions came to
the rally in an organized way.
Speaking about the meaning of May 1, R. Tovmasian emphasized that
Workers' Day was solemnly marked in the Soviet Union and in Soviet
Armenia. In his words, under USSR the state really appreciated work
and worker, while at present, when May 1 is again considered a state
holiday, the authorities do not celebrate it. R. Tovmasian added that
the communists will be only glad if not the Communist Party of Armenia
but state officials organize the May 1 march and if they walk ahead
of the people.