Represented at the commemoration was the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Kevin Rudd MP.

"By acknowledging the truth of the Armenian Genocide, we can end the phony debates and strengthen our ability to stand up against mass killing today," Barbara Boxer's statement says.

"It is believed that, had the Armenian Genocide been stopped through diplomatic or interventionist means, the resulting precedent for peace could have prevented the Holocaust that befell the Jewish people," Governor David A. Paterson's proclamation says.

Professor Rouben Galichian's "The Invention of History" was introduced to representatives of the European Commission.

"Today, we stood up for truth and justice; not just in memory of the Armenian Genocide, but for all modern-day horrors that have blackened this earth since 1915," Assemblyman Paul Krekorian said.

"We can do any amount of inside maneuvering in the Congress and Washington, but what is important is the outside mobilization to bring to bear the voices of people across America," Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said.

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The Turkish Foreign Ministry labeled Obama's language as inadmissible.

Hovhannes Nikoghosyan: Armenia is a unique country which cannot afford difference between national and state interests.

LA City Council and Armenian Diaspora representatives participated in 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide commemorative event