US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders said he is ready to recognize the Armenian Genocide, Armenpress reported.

According to the source, his remarks came during the press conference in Los Angeles on Friday.

The senator promised that if elected to the presidency of the US, he would use the term “genocide" on April 24, unlike other US presidents who did not keep their promise.

 When asked by the MassisPost journalist whether he would go against the Turkish government and use the term genocide, Sanders said “yes”.

Bernie Sanders, along with Senators Robert Menendez and Ted Cruz, is one of the co-authors of the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide.