Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US Congress's House of Representatives, voiced her uncertainty in connection with the adoption of the resolution on recognition of the so-called 'Armenian genocide'. She made this statement in 17 October following the refusal of several member of Congress to support the resolution with threats of deterioration of the US-Turkish relations, ITAR-TASS reports.
"It is not important if the resolution will be adopted or not and what measures will be taken, - the future will show how all these will come to the end," Pelosi said. Earlier, despite George Bush's objection, Pelosi highlighted Congress's support to the resolution and personally supported its approval. According to Pelosi, passing the resolution should not bring harms to the relations between the USA and Turkey because it assesses the actions of Ottoman Empire, but not the current Turkish Government. Last week the resolution was approved by the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the US Congress's House of Representatives.
In the opposite, the White House considers that this legislative initiative might essentially damage bilateral relations and harm US interests in Europe and in the Near East. Earlier Bush Administration highlighted its intentions to take steps to prevent the anti-Turkish resolution.