Biden to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide

Massacres of Armenians in Turkey during Worldwar I are set to be officially declared a genocide by the United States, according to aides to President Joe Biden. Themove, which will infuriate Ankara and signals a further step away from traditional US allies in the Middle East, will ‘‘probably’’ be announced tomorrow, US media reported. The day is marked annually as the start of the massacres in 1915. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of Turkey, was preparing his response yesterday. He called an emergency meeting of advisers, atwhich he said he would ‘‘defend the truth against those who back the so-called ‘Armenia genocide’ lie’’.