"If all the efforts end successfully, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the whole region would benefit from this," Abdullah Gul said.

""To this day, there are those who insist the Holocaust never happened, degrades its victim and diminishes us all," US President said.

Turkish President had a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart.

"President Obama and I reject the slow policy of U.S. in acting against genocide in the past as a false choice,"- said the vice president of U.S.

Kiro Manoyan: Armenian FMA signed a meaningless agreement which damaged Armenia's national interests.

Catherine Loubier: Canada's position on the Armenian Genocide is "not an indictment of modern Turkey.

Armenian Diaspora representatives think Yerevan must realize that Armenians will reject any agreement that jeopardizes national interests.

Sinan Ogan: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains on Armenian-Turkish relations agenda.

At first, organizers thought not to fire Turkish flag due to ongoing Armenian-Turkish negotiations.

"It is long past the time for the United States to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide," noted Speaker Pelosi in her remarks.