The Armenian community in Poland held a commemoration event on Thursday to pay tribute to the Armenian Genocide victims.

On April 24, President Barack Obama solemnly commemorated the victims of the Armenian Genocide and reiterated his call that ‘a full, frank, and just acknowledgement of the facts is in all of our interests,” reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).

In Madrid in front of the Turkish Embassy a protest has been arranged in memory of 1915 Armenian Genocide victims.

“Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going to do the next step after sending message of condolence on the victims killed during 1915 events.

The denial of genocide is equal to genocide, say Bzikyan brothers who have lately come from Kessab. They make sure that independent of the fact where Armenian is born and lives, he is strong in his homeland.

Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following statement regarding President Obama's April 24th "Armenian Remembrance Day" message, which once against stops short of properly characterizing the crime as 'genocide.'

US Ambassador in Armenia John Heffern refused commenting on Erdoghan’s statement on Armenian Genocide by saying, “May be there will be some comments from Washington, but I don’t have comments on Erdoghan’s statement.”

ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA RESPONSE TO TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN'S STATEMENT ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ANNIVERSARY

Director of Armenian Genocide Museum Responds to Erdoghan’s Statement

European Democratic and Peace Mejlis co-chair Rozhda Yildirim demands Turkey to recognize the fact of Armenian Genocide and apologize for it.

“I have no doubt that Turkey will recognize Armenian Genocide. Be sure that the day is close that Turkey will really recognize the fact of Armenian Genocide.” In the conversation with the journalists noted RA Government staff new head- Minister David Harutyunyan, who was at Genocide victims Tsitsernakaberd complex on the 99th anniversary of Armenian Genocide.

At this moment Armenian National Congress is moving along Baghramyan Street toward Tsitsernakaberd.

Today Serzh Sargsyan visited Tsitsernakaberd on the 99th anniversary of Armenian Genocide, paid tribute to genocide victims, laid a wreath at the memorial and laid flowers to the eternal fire of innocent victims.

Today US Congressmen Ed Royce, Eliot Engel, David Sisilin and Lois Frankel took part in tree planting near Genocide museum. Congressmen noted that they are here to pay their tribute for the victims of Armenian Genocide. “We are here to show that we remember Armenians’ extermination and call Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide.”

Turkish citizen of Armenian origin writer Masis Kyurkchugil and “Peoples’ Democratic Congress” executive council member Garo Palyan responded to Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s April 24 message.

Dear compatriots, today is the 99th anniversary of Armenian Genocide, one of the most villainous crimes in human history. One and a half million Armenians were killed by Turkish state only for their national identity. Turkey killed our compatriots, deprived them from their homeland and property. In spite of the unprecedented crime, modern Turkey, as the direct successor of the Ottoman Empire, doesn’t recognize what happened, what’s more, keeps...

Torchlight procession commemorating Genocide victims starts in Yerevan

“They should honour the decision of the Constitutional Court, irrespective of their moods and wishes,” said Aghvan Vardanyan.

“In fact, Turkey is preparing for 2015 and will not be sufficed with mere statements. This is only part of a package which is still to come. They are going to make much more serious statements,” said Gevorg Petrosyan.

Hajduks (freedom fighter) in Armenia have started a march to the Genocide Memorial

Pre-parliament movement has made a video telling about the retired colonel.

Aram Manukyan, Secretary of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) faction said fines exceed the amount of salaries.

A1+ has asked Levon Zurabyan who heads the parliamentary group of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK), to comment on Abrahamyan’s statement.

The bill was presented in government by Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatryan