YEREVAN, 25 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. The recognition of the Armenian Genocide has been raised multiple times during the daily briefings at the U.S. Department of State in the week marking the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. As “Armenpress” reports, on April 24, U.S. journalists demanded further clarification about the U.S. position and Barack Obama’s statement from acting spokesperson Marie Harf.

 One of the journalists emphasized that the President did not fulfill his campaign promise to call what happened a genocide and that this was met with some anger from people in the Armenian community.

“The President put out a very powerful statement speaking to the historical events that happened. We understand that some people may want to hear different language used, but we believe this is the right course,” Marie Harf replied, adding that all one has to do is read the President’s statement to see how seriously he feels about these historical issues.

 The spokesperson also informed that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had met with the Turkish foreign minister. They talked about U.S. support for Turkey-Armenia normalization and the importance of Turkey taking concrete steps to match its government’s statements on reconciliation with Armenia.

 In response, the journalist asked Harf to recall the President’s views in 2008, but Harf asked the journalist to address the White House.

 Seeing that she was in a difficult situation due to the several questions, Harf noted that journalists had been asking her similar questions almost every day of the week.

 The journalists were discontent with the responses and asked the following questions with the demand for clarification: Why is it that the U.S. President, who acknowledges the historical facts, doesn’t use the word ‘genocide’? Is the U.S. afraid of Turkey? What can Turkey do to a country as big and powerful as the United States?