Former Republican Senator, a candidate for the post of US ambassador to Turkey Jeff Fleik officially recognized the so-called “Armenian Genocide”, thereby thoroughly on its previous position on this issue. Armenian media report that Fleik declared this at a meeting of the Senate Committee on International Relations.
In particular, the question of the Chairman of the Committee, the Pro-Armenian Senator Democrat Bob Menendes, whether he changed his position and is ready to “join this body and administration in confirming the” Armenian Genocide “, Fleik answered the affirmative
According to The National News, in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2014, Fleik, which represented Arizona in the Senate, voted against the laws on the recognition of a fictional “genocide”.