TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION TO TSITSERNAKABERD

armradio.am
22.04.2008 17:56

On April 23 the Youth and Nikol Aghbalyan Student Unions of the ARF
Dashnaktsutyun will organize a traditional torchlight procession to
the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd. The procession
will start at 20:00 from the Liberty Square.

President of the Nikol Aghbalyan Student Union Vahe Sargsyan
told a press conference today that applications to participate
have been submitted form different youth NGOs, Student Councils
of higher educational establishments, young clergymen. The number
of participants is expected to exceed last year’s 15 thousand. 300
torches and 10 thousand candles will be distributed to them. Vahe
Sargsyan noted that participants of the procession will take the
Armenian tricolor and the party flag of ARF and the flags of the
states that have recognized the Armenian Genocide.

According to Vahe Sargsyan, burning of the Turkish flag is not
envisaged.

"We do not plan to burn the Turkish flag and do not spread hatred,
it was the initiative of the participants," he said.

As a sign of remembrance of the of the Armenian Genocide victims and
support of the Hay Dat struggle, the ARF Youth Union asks everyone
to light a candle on window seals during the procession.