WASHINGTON, MARCH 4, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The United States are in favor of fair recognition of facts. The White House National Security Council spokesman Mike Hammer declared this in an interview with TRT Channel. When the Turkish journalist asked him why until now the White House has not broken the silence on the Armenian Genocide resolution, Mike Hammer replied that in his message on 24 April 2009, President Obama clearly presented his position on the 1915 events, and that position did not change. The White House representtaive said: We are in favor of fair recognition of facts. We continue to believe that the best way to achive this goal is to discuss the events of the past in parallel with efforts on normalization of relations of the Armenian and Turkish nations, and we will continue to support these efforts. Tert.am reported that this statement made on the eve of the vote on the Genocide resolution was considered by the Turkish press as "shocking". To recap, a vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res 252, at the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, is scheduled for March 4.

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