Turkish flag burned in Yerevan on eve of 98th anniversary of Genocide

The flag of Turkey was burned in Liberty Square of Yerevan today - on the eve of the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide committed in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. With this symbolic action, the annual traditional torch-light procession in memory of the Genocide victims began. Every year the procession participants go to Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex on April 23 – the eve of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. The torch-light procession is organized by ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Party.

A huge crowd gathered in Liberty Square today. Activists carried flags of Armenia and ARFD, torches, candles, and placards denouncing Turkey. Patriotic songs were sung.