US ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT SUPPORT CONGRESS PASSING GENOCIDE RESOLUTIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net - US State Department official representative Adam Ereli stated that the US decision over «the forced deportation and slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians» has not changed. He stated it when commenting on the House International Relations Committee passing two Armenian Genocide resolutions. «The US policy concerning the issue has not changed. The US President has clearly announced it in his annual statement April 24 by saying that the US mourns the forced deportation and slaughter of 1.5 million of Armenians in the last years of existence of the Ottoman Empire, considering these events one of the greatest tragedies in human history. The US actively contribute to the discussion of the issue by scholars, civil society representatives and diplomats aiming at assisting the parties to coming to a common opinion over these horrible events. The US Administration does not support the House vote over the resolutions and we keep stating it. Our position is the same as it has always been,» A. Ereli stated, reported Mediamax.