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The three Baltic States' presidents urge the residents of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to put aside their daily chores to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Baltic Way by taking part in the "Heartbeat for Baltics" unity run, as President's Press Office informed LETA.

The symbolic 24-hour relay from Vilnius and Tallinn to Riga will once again manifest the unity of the Baltic nations, the presidents point out.

The start signal for the run will be given by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite in Lithuania and Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in Estonia, whereas Latvian President Valdis Zatlers will receive the participants of the relay race in Riga, where the run will finish at the Freedom Monument.

Zatlers underlines that 20 years ago, the people of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined their hands in the Baltic Way, and the power of unity of the three nations is remembered in the world as unique evidence of the Baltic singing revolution.

As reported, marking the 20th Anniversary of the Baltic Way, the Baltic unity run "Sirdspuksti Baltijai" (Heartbeat For Baltics) will take place on August 22-23.

The twenty-four-hour run will start in Tallinn and Vilnius, and the finish of the run will take place at the Freedom Monument in Riga at 8 p.m. on August 23.

The 671-kilometre distance will be divided in one-kilometer long relay run, and every inhabitant of the Baltic States will be called to join the leading relay runners in their chosen kilometer.

The Baltic unity run will be held to revive the unity between the Baltic nations and to remind about the joint fight for freedom and aspirations to prove the vitality of the national consciousness.