Cevdet Yilmaz: Burning of Turkish flag in Armenia - cause for concern

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz has commented on the burning of the Turkish flag in Armenia on April 23, Report informs.

The vice president stated in a statement to journalists that the incident was cause for concern.

"Some time ago (May 4 – ed.) I was in Yerevan and repeatedly raised this issue during discussions. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, as you know, reacted negatively to this (the burning of the Turkish flag – ed.). The Armenian president also called the incident unacceptable. In Armenia, there were both those who condemned the incident and those who celebrated it," Yilmaz said.

On April 23, a Turkish flag was burned during a "torchlight procession" in Yerevan. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the incident.