The New York Times and other news outlets are reporting that President Biden will declare that the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 was an act of genocide. The announcement is expected on Saturday, April 24, when Armenians throughout the world will commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Genocide.
The recognition by the United States would mark a major milestone in the struggle of Armenians for justice. If the news is confirmed, Biden would be the first sitting American president to make a statement specifically about the annihilation of Armenians by the Ottoman Turkish state and designate it as genocide.