Young Armenians Demanding Recognition with Torch Marching

Representatives of Nikol Aghbalyan Youth Organization affiliated with the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutiun, ARF-D) organized a traditional torch march to Tsitsernakaberd - the memorial of the Armenian Genocide.

The march started at 8 pm on April 23 from the Matenadaran in downtown Yerevan where the participants burned down Turkey's national flag, as well as the photos of Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

The march moved forward via the France Square and Baghramyan Avenue with the participants holding in their hands posters condemning the Armenian Genocide and calling on Turkey and the international community to recognize it.

Reaching the hilltop memorial complex of Tsitsernakaberd the participants used lighting candles to picture a 95-shaped figure which marks the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

This torch march has become a tradition in Armenia. The torches symbolize Armenian's inexorability and resoluteness over the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.