A Turkish deputy prime minister said on Sunday that Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915 were overshadowing relations with the United States.

Turkey’s State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said that Turkey had nothing to worry about the Armenian allegations.

“History will confirm it sooner or later irrespective of who says what,” Cicek said during the “Turkish Day Festival” in New York.

Cicek said that the issue was overshadowing relations with the United States, and hoped nobody would resort to such wrong views from now on.

Also, Cicek said the United States was Turkey’s ally and friend, and two countries undertook responsibilities in many places around the world from Korea to Afghanistan for over 50 years, which further improved and institutionalized the relations.

However, Turkey was deeply sorry about the U.S. resolutions reached by baseless allegations accusing the Turkish nation, he said.

Cicek said Turkey was ready to confront its history.

Minister Cicek later left New York for Turkey.

The Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) organized the 29th Turkish Day Festival in New York.

Janissary Band and folkloric dance team performed shows during the festival. Also Turkish singers took stage and Turkish food was served and sold the whole day.

Source: Cumhuriyet
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