Member of the Republican Party of Armenia Gagik Melikyan assessed RA President’s visit to Washington as historic.

“Armenia one again confirmed its position on urgent regional problems. Moreover, President Sargsyan pointed out that worldwide recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the Karabakh conflict are issues concerning the entire Armenianhood,’ he said during a joint news conference with ARF Dashnaktsutyun member Artsvik Minasyan.

Asked whether he expects U.S. President Barack Obama to use the term Genocide in his April 24 statement, Mr. Melikyan said, “The U.S. President’s 2010 address will be more rigorous than the one he made last year. And this will be a step forward.”

Mr. Minasyan said for his part that the problem can’t be resolved with mere words. He also emphasized that Diaspora should be engaged resolution of Armenia’s problems.

As to Armenian-Turkish protocols, he said that the Armenian authorities should correct the blunder they made on April 23, 2009 before April 23 of the current year.