The Pentagon does not expect military ties with Turkey to be impacted by U.S. President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenians Genocide, Ahval reports.

“We don’t anticipate any change in the military relationship with Turkey,” U.S. Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters on Monday, April 26, Euronews reported.

Biden issued a statement on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24 that “the American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago."

But Bloomberg cited an official as saying that one repercussion could be Turkey freezing the Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement that has enabled collaboration with the U.S. in regional conflicts such as Syria and Iraq since it was signed in 1980.

The pact, a centerpiece of the defense cooperation, provides both Turkey and the U.S. with security assistance, enabling intelligence sharing, joint drills and increased U.S. military access to Turkish airbases.

Erdogan said Biden’s recognition has further deteriorated ties after a crisis over Ankara’s purchase of a Russian air-defense system.