The event on the occasion of the 107th anniversary of the tragedy was attended by Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin, employees of the diplomatic mission, Russian trade representative Anna Donchenko, defense attache at the embassy Igor Shcherbakov and head of the Rossotrudnichestvo office Vadim Fefilov.

On April 24, the White House released Biden's official statement on the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian called Biden's statement on the Armenian genocide "a bold and inspiring step."

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted that he was upset by Biden's statement.