We did not expect US President Obama to use Genocide term in his annual April 24 address, Heritage chairman Armen Martirosyan stated.

As he told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Obama refrained from using the term Genocide so as not to harm Armenia-Turkey rapprochement process. “On the other hand, the address is demonstrative of US attitude to history, their archives containing numerous materials proving the fact of Armenian Genocide,” he noted.

“Turkey will continue to hamper international recognition of Genocide until Armenia withdraws from rapprochement process,” Armenian politician believes.

In his annual address to US Armenian community President Obama once again termed the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire as Mets Yeghern.