Armenian people want Turkey to compensate for damages, not to apologize, Vahan Hovhannisyan, member of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau, MP from ARFD Faction, said in Liberty Square on Tuesday, before the torchlight procession traditionally held on April 23, on the eve of the Genocide Remembrance Day (April 24).
Hovhannisyan said that Turkey is trying to liquidate the Armenian traces in historical Western Armenia by changing the names of the churches and settlements. He added that Turkey and its lap-dog (Azerbaijan is meant) are trying to isolate Armenia from all international projects. "An undeclared war is being conducted against Armenia, but we will liberate our territories step by step due to our solidarity", he said.
ArmInfo's correspondent reported Liberty Square that the participants burned the Turkish flag and made their way to Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex. The residents of Yerevan switched off the lights in their flats and lit candles to pay their tribute to the Genocide victims' memory.