Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Ken Hachikian issued the following statement outlining the expectations of the Armenian American community regarding Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s upcoming trip to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia starting on July 4th, ANCA website reports.

“Secretary of State Clinton’s visit represents an opportunity to reset America's failing policies toward Armenia and the region, through concrete measures supporting a real Turkey-Armenia dialogue based on truth and justice; a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement based on democracy and self-governance; and expanded U.S.-Armenia relations featuring robust trade and investment.”

“Ankara doomed the U.S.-backed Turkey-Armenia Protocols from the start by openly manipulating these accords both to ensure continued U.S. complicity in its Armenian Genocide denials and to impose new preconditions on Armenia to satisfy Azerbaijan’s demands.”

“While in Armenia, Secretary Clinton can jump-start prospects for true Armenia-Turkey progress by honoring her own promise to American voters - and the pledge made by President Obama - to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide. Durable peace between these two nations must be built upon truth and justice, not foreign government pressure.”

“The Secretary's visit provides a great opportunity to get things right by openly staking out a strong U.S. stand for a Nagorno-Karabakh settlement based on the core American principles of democracy and self-governance.”

“Despite the unprecedented flexibility shown by the Armenian Government - on issues ranging from the Protocols and the Karabagh talks to Armenian military deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo - we have seen no movement by President Obama, despite his unambiguous promise to the contrary, in terms of honoring his pledge to maintain aid and expand trade with Armenia.”