April 18, 2019 - 12:00 AMT
Members of U.S. Congress visit Armenian Genocide memorial

A group of Members of U.S. Congress visited the Armenian Genocide memorial on Wednesday, April 17, the National Assembly revealed in an emailed statement.

The lawmakers laid flowers at the eternal fire to pay tribute to the memory of 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.

They also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute to learn more about the exhibits and left a note in the book of memories.

Armenians commemorate the mass killings on April 24 because on that date in 1915 a group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, Armenians worldwide will be commemorating the 104th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day.