''April 24 must be announced as a mourning day in Turkey. Refusing to address the issue we're legalizing the ideology which, in the first place, led to massacres,'' Mithat Sancar said.

Several countries that had been major donors to the project in previous years did not announce pledges, citing their own economic difficulties.

Demonstrations were also reported in the southern city of Daraa, in the Barzeh district of the capital, Damascus, and in the mainly Kurdish north.

On April 18, Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Hovhannes Manukyan met with the Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti.

Rimma Varzhapetyan: Israeli politicians know what will follow the Armenian Genocide recognition - it will affect Israel’s economy and security.