Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu condemned President Obama’s statement marking 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Davutoglu called the statement one-sided adding he wished the U.S. president shared Turks’ pain as well, Hurriyet newspaper reports.

“However, we will remember our losses during the World War I. A one-sided statement is not sufficient from the viewpoint of understanding historical events,” he noted.

He expressed hope that pain would be shared in the future.

In his written address to the Armenian nation, U.S. President Barack Obama called killing of 1.5 million Armenians “one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century”.

“I have consistently stated my own view of what occurred in 1915, and my view of that history has not changed.  A full, frank, and just acknowledgement of the facts is in all our interests,” he said. “Contested history destabilizes the present and stains the memory of those whose lives were taken, while reckoning with the past lays a sturdy foundation for a peaceful and prosperous shared future.”

In statements issued as Senator and candidate, President Obama pledged to recognize the Armenian Genocide but has not kept his promise so far.