During talks with Turkish Foreign Minister in Ankara, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addressed the issue of the Armenian Genocide resolution and said the administration continues to oppose it. "We call on Turkey and Armenia to jointly resolve historical problems and we call on them to think about the future, because the two states will prosper only in case they normalize relations," she said.

For his part, Ali Babacan, stated that Turkey's sole target is the PKK and its supporters. Babacan also stated that they have been working on a list of economic measurements targeted at terrorism, terrorist organizations and its supporters. Babacan added, "Various methods have been used in the fight against the PKK; however, none of them have been successful. The problems have not decreased. We can not repeat the same mistake. We are against perpetuating non-operating mechanisms. Meetings with the USA will be definitive about the steps to be taken regarding the PKK," Turkish media reports.