Erdogan: Such A Development Will Have A Negative Impact On Turkey - U.S. Relations

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice late on Thursday.
Sources said that Rice called Prime Minister Erdogan on the phone and explained her views about the approval of the resolution regarding Armenian allegations on the incidents of 1915 by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Relations.
Prime Minister Erdogan expressed his regret over the decision of the committee, adding that passage of the resolution will do harm to U.S. and Armenian interests.
Rice said that the U.S. administration was deeply disappointed by the vote, adding that they would maintain their efforts resolutely to prevent passage of the resolution by the full House.
Meanwhile, Rice also called Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to explain her views on the approval of the resolution.
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