 "Strategic Outlook" suggested that the recognition of the genocide by Israel will be one of the main goals of Armenians worldwide in the eve of the anniversary.On April 20, the Minister of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon, Elias Bou Saab, announced that all schools in Lebanon will be closed on April 24 in observance of the Armenian Genocide centennial.The Armenian community in Kolkata, India, numbering approximately 150 people, along with visitors from countries such as Iran, Lebanon and Russia held a memorial service at the 300-year-old Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth in Kolkata to mark the 100th anniversary of the genocide.