"I have served as Turkish ambassador to the U.S. for ten years and therefore, I am well informed of the situation. The strongest lobby in Washington is the U.S. government," stated Sukru Elekdag, former head of Foreign Ministry Executive Office, Deputy of CHP (Republic and People Party), and former Turkish Ambassador to the U.S. He said the George Bush administration is able to block the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

"If President Bush writes to the chairman of the House of Representatives that 'Turkey is our strategic ally, so America's national interests make it necessary to cooperate with the ally. If the House of Representatives approves the resolution it will harm our relations with Turkey…' I think Democrat Party congressmen will take it into consideration. Bush should only express his position strongly and stress Turkey's importance. Otherwise nothing will come out of it," he said, reports APA.