In the course of today’s Obama-Erdogan meeting the allies “will need to navigate the perennial issue of an annual U.S. statement on the World War I-era massacre of up to 1.5. million Armenians by Ottoman Turks,” The Los Angeles Times reads, commenting on Turkish Premier’s visit to U.S.

The daily underlined that, “Obama has refrained from referring to the killings as genocide, a term widely viewed by genocide scholars as an accurate description” and broke his campaign pledge.

“The Obama administration has said it is wary that the sensitive issue could upset talks that could lead to reconciliation and a reopening of the border between Armenia and Turkey. It remains unclear how the administration will handle the issue in the future, especially if talks between Turkey and Armenia falter,” the source says.