Torchlight procession in Samtskhe-Javakheti: Participants call on Georgian authorities to recognize Armenian Genocide
A torchlight procession to mark April 24, the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, took place in Akhaltsikhe, the administrative center of the Armenian populated district of Georgia, Samtskhe-Javakheti, on April 23, jnews.org reports.
The participants of the procession marched towards the Georgian church with posters condemning the Armenian Genocide, Armenian and Georgian flags, and exclaiming “Recognition, condemnation, reparation.” At Georgian church, they handed a letter to the Metropolitan bishop.
The procession ended at the Akhalkalaki Fortress where the participants burnt the flag of Turkey. Armen Grigoryan, a member of the Youth Center, read out the demands of the procession participants calling on the Georgian authorities to recognize the Armenian Genocide.