Ken Hachikian: The President's statement today represents a setback to the vital change he promised to bring about in how America confronts the crime of genocide

On April 24, a memorial plaque to Armenian Genocide victims was placed on the façade of the Kharkov Catholic Cathedral

Commemoration evening took place in Sukhumi and wreaths with lit candles were let out in sea.

Public prayer, meetings and march were held in Crimea during Armenian Genocide 94th anniversary commemoration

All Armenian Catholic offered a burial service to those innocently massacred

Some 300 representatives of the Armenian community of Sweden attended the Armenian Church of Stockholm for a liturgy offered in memory of the victims

"We will not become complicit in Ankara's campaign of denial. We will persevere until it is the policy of the United States to recognize genocide wherever and whenever it occurs," the statement of US Congressman says.

Bryan Ardouny: President Barack Obama had an opportunity to chart a new course in his April 24th statement commemorating the Armenian Genocide, but failed to deliver on the change he promised.

"The Meds Yeghern must live on in our memories, just as it lives on in the hearts of the Armenian people," the statement of US President on Armenian Remembrance Day says.

Heritage demands for immediate publication of route map contents which "stipulate for normalization of bilateral relations on a level acceptable to both parties"