Armenian Genocide Community Task Force group urges all Armenian-Americans in Southern California to participate in a protest action to be held outside a fundraising event for President Barack Obama.

“President Obama will be visiting the Los Angeles area as part of his re-election campaign just three days prior to April 24th. He must hear our community’s profound disappointment with his failure to honor his campaign promise that as president, he would recognize the Armenian Genocide and deliver justice to the Armenian people. Being the largest Armenian community in the Diaspora, we must turn out en masse to send our message loud and clear not only to him, but to all of the national press that will be assembled there. We strongly urge all Armenians to join us in making our voices heard,” the statement reads.

Earlier this month U.S. President Barack Obama announced his intention to seek re-election in 2012.

Last year he did not fulfill his campaign pledge not mentioning the word “genocide” in his statement marking April 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.

The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by 21 countries and 43 out of 50 U.S. states.

Turkey denies accusations of genocide during the World War I and is extremely sensitive to criticism voiced by the western states.