The U.S. government’s position on Nagorno-Karabakh has not changed, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said.

Her comments came in response to a question on a reception marking the anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence that was organized in Washington.

“So while Congress certainly is free to have events like this, and we don’t have a position one way or another on what the Congress does in terms of these kind of events, our position hasn’t changed. We remain committed to helping all sides reach a lasting agreement to the conflict, and that’s what we’ve said for a very long time,” she said.

Asked about recognition of the Armenian Genocide, State Department official said “our position on this is the same”. As to the statements made during o the Obama 2008 campaign, she advised that one should each out to the former political folks that were on that campaign.