U.S. says to work more closely with Turkey under new administration

"America cannot face the challenges alone and the next administration's partnership with Turkey will continue in the fight against the PKK and other terrorists, in building a democratic, secure and stable Iraq, in finding new energy resources and routes of supply and in promoting peace in the Middle East and other regions," U.S. Consul General Sharon Wiener said at the breakfast for the elections on Wednesday.

She said Barack Obama understands the importance of Turkey as a strategic ally and a friend, in a bid to soothe concerns that a possible problematic period lay ahead in the relations of the two countries due to the Democratic new president's approach to the so-called Armenian genocide claims.

Obama has said he would accept the so-called Armenian genocide claims if he is elected. The Democratic candidate garnered the support of Armenians living in the United States.

However some observers say Obama would not be the first president to move away from campaign pledges and take different actions or decisions once elected.

"We will work together even more closely as Turkey has been elected to the United Nations Security Council," Wiener added in her speech.

Obama won Tuesday’s historic presidential elections with pledges for change, defeating Republican candidate John McCain.