Armenian Assembly of America sent a letter, expressing gratitude to Senator John McCain “for his support of normalization of relations between Armenia and Turkey without preconditions and affirming the historical truth regarding the Armenian Genocide,” AAA website reads.

Former U.S. presidential candidate John McCain recently stated that he believes the Genocide was perpetrated and supported Armenia-Turkey reconciliation without preconditions.

The Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny stated that AAA always supported Armenia-Turkey rapprochement without preconditions. “We strongly believe that U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide should not be held hostage to the normalization process and as such welcome Senator McCain's remarks,” he said.