The U.S. has supported the current process that it hopes will result in normalized relations between Turkey and Armenia, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley said during Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC, on March 2, 2010.

“Within that process, as the Secretary said last week, we think that there is ample room for Turkey and Armenia to evaluate the historical facts as to what happened decades ago. So we haven't changed our view, but we continue to engage at a high level with both countries and to encourage them - having worked to reach the agreement in Switzerland last year to see it implemented on both sides,” he said.

“The advancement of normalized relations between Armenia and Turkey is in the interest of both countries. It's in the interest of the region as well. We cannot afford to look at this in zero sum terms, that somehow scoring a point on one side is a loss for the other. So I would just say that we continue our high-level - we've had intensive conversations at high levels. The Secretary has been directly involved extensively and repeatedly. Deputy Secretary Steinberg, Under Secretary Burns, Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon have all been directly engaged with the leadership in Turkey and Armenia. The Secretary had a meeting with Prime Minister Erdogan in Doha talking about this issue. So we continue to encourage both sides. We understand how difficult this is, how emotional this is. There's not a common understanding of what happened 90 years ago. But we value the courageous steps that both leaders have taken, and we just continue to encourage both countries to move forward and not look backward,” Mr. Crowley said.