YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Thomas Melia called Turkey to reconcile with Armenia ahead of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Armenpress reports, citing the Turkish Haberler that Melia talked about it during the meeting with the journalists in Turkey. 

In response to the question on the position of the US President Barack Obama on the Armenian Genocide, Melia stated that the US government expects reconciliation of the Armenian and the Turkish nations. “We hope that the Turkish society and the Turkish state will use this centennial as a chance for a historic reconciliation”, - he said.