The U.S. Department of State has responded to the April 10 passing of the Armenian Genocide Resolution by the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee. “We clearly recognize the historical fact and mourn the loss of the 1.5 million Armenians who were deported and killed in the last days of the Ottoman Empire. These horrible events led to one of the worst atrocities of the 20^th century, and the United States accepts that those events continue to cause pain to the Armenian people and the inheritors of the victims, as well as all of us who share fundamental universal values,” said press speaker of the U.S. Department of State Jen Psaki in response to a journalist’s question.

On Apr. 10, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the Armenian Genocide Resolution with 12 “for” and 5 “against”. The Resolution urges the U.S. administration and the President to recognize April 24^th as the day of commemoration of the Genocide of 1915. During a briefing at the U.S. Department of State, journalists asked Psaki to present the government’s official position on the issue and reminded Barack Obama’s pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide if elected President. “I’m aware that Obama had his personal opinion when he was a presidential candidate, which was actually mentioned in the statement issued by the White House last year. I’m certain that there will be new statements later this month,” said Psaki.

The normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey were also addressed during the meeting. Psaki mentioned that the U.S. continues to work with the sides, urging them to work together for full, honest and just acceptance of the historical facts that will contribute to the establishment of stability and prosperity in the Caucasus.

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