Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday that he hopes the U.S. resolution on Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915 will not be put to vote in House of Representatives.
The House may vote next week on the resolution which could damage relations between Turkey and United States. Davutoglu phoned his U.S. counterpart Hillary Clinton on Friday and requested from the U.S. administration to become part of an effort to defeat the resolution.
"I hope such a wrong move will not be made," Davutoglu reaffirmed on Saturday.
Turkey had recalled its ambassador to the United States after the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution on March 4 that supported Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915. Ambassador Namik Tan returned to Washington one month later.
Davutoglu said Turkish Embassy in Washington and the government have had contacts with U.S. officials to avoid the resolution. U.S. officials pledged to step in to stop the resolution, he said.
"I have asked an active struggle against the resolution. Because this issue is turning into a point which could have effects on the future of Turkish-U.S. relationship and its nature. Everybody should act responsibly on this matter. It is not true to revive historical issues like the sword of Damocles swinging on Turkish-U.S. relations," Davutoglu said.
"Ms. Clinton said she would exert all efforts possible. Now, we will see what is going on," he said.
Asked what Turkey would do in case the House voted the resolution, Davutoglu said, "the whole world would see it. But I hope such thing will not happen."
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