"It is saddening that each year this issue pops up and casts a shadow on our relations with the United States. Lots of pain was endured in the Ottoman territories during the break-up of the empire," Istanbul-based daily Hurriyet quoted him as adding.
İstanbul merkezli Hürriyet gazetesinin haberine göre Davutoğlu, "Bu meselenin her yıl gündeme gelerek, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ile olan ilişkilerimize gölge düşürmesi üzücü.