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 Wednesday, April 22 2026 18:20
Aline Grigoryan

Several streets in Yerevan to be closed due to commemorative events  marking 111th anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Several streets in Yerevan to be closed due to commemorative events  marking 111th anniversary of Armenian Genocide

ArmInfo. In observance of the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and to ensure the safety of participants during the annual Torchlight Procession, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has announced significant traffic  restrictions across Yerevan.

According to information provided to ArmInfo by the Police Press  Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, to ensure the  safety of torchlight procession participants, traffic will be  restricted on streets leading to Republic Square from 6:00 PM to 9:00  PM on April 23. "Starting at 8:00 PM, traffic will be restricted in  the following directions: Republic Square - Amiryan Street, Mashtots  Avenue - France Square, Baghramyan Avenue - Friendship Square,  Kyivyan Street - Kyivyan Bridge, up to the intersection of Halabyan  and Kirk Kerkoryan Streets," the Ministry of Internal Affairs noted.

On April 24, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM, the following roads will be  closed to traffic in both directions: the section from Victory Bridge  to Atenk Street and the Tsitsernakaberd intersection to Kirk  Kerkoryan (formerly Leningradyan) Street, and the section of the road  leading from the Hrazdan Gorge to Hrazdan Stadium. "Entrance to the  Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex will be through the main alley, from  Kirk Kerkoryan (formerly Leningradyan) Street, and exit will be  towards Brazil Square," the ministry reported.

Free public transportation will be provided from Brazil Square,  according to the source. "In order to ensure the safety of  participants in state commemorative events, public access to  Tsitsernakaberd will be temporarily restricted from 7:00 AM to 10:00  AM," the Ministry of Internal Affairs concluded.  

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