U.S. MAY TOUGHEN POSITION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 15, 2010 – 15:21 AMT 10:21 GMT

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.