As Hillary Clinton announced Virginia senator Tim Kaine as her running mate in presidential race, the Armenian National Committee of America presented a brief report about Kaine’s attitude toward the Armenian issues.

Senator Kaine has been largely supportive of Armenian issues - including Armenian Genocide recognition - since his days as mayor of Richmond and in Virginia state government. As Governor of the Commonwealth he formally commemorated the Armenian Genocide, ANCA said.

A notable departure from this traditional support occurred in April of 2014, when, as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he worked to strip out mention of Turkey from the Armenian Genocide Resolution, S.Res.410, offered by Senator Bob Menendez. Once revised along the lines he sought, he voted in favor of the amended text. It was adopted 12 to 5.