24/04/2014 18:22
US welcomes Erdogan’s statement made on eve of Genocide Remembrance Day
The U.S. Department of State welcomes Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement on the eve of the commemoration of the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, spokeswoman for the Department of State Jen Psaki said.
“We welcome the historic public acknowledgement of the suffering that Armenians experienced in 1915. We believe this is a positive indication that there can be a full, frank, and just acknowledgement of the facts, which we hope will advance the cause of reconciliation between Turks and Armenians,” Jen Psaki said.