Following the surprising House Panel vote yesterday that tested the durability of Turkeyâ—-s relationship with the United States, the Obama administrationâ—-s Secretary of State Hilary Clinton announced the intent of the administration to go against the decision of labelling the Great Calamity as a genocide.   Read More

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House panel may revive Armenian genocide resolution – latimes.com
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House panel approves Armenian genocide measure – washingtonpost.com
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Armenian Genocide Resolution Approved: US House Panel Says Deaths Of Armenians Were Genocide
WASHINGTON � A congressional panel approved a resolution Thursday declaring the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians genocide over protests by Turkey, a NATO ally that is crucial to U.S. interests in the Middle East and Afghanistan. Minutes after the vote, Turkey said it was recalling its ambassador from Washington. The House Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed the resolution with a 23-22 vote Thursday, even though the Obama administration had urged Congress not to offend Turkey by approving it. The resolution now goes to the full House, where prospects for passage are uncertain. Turkey, a NATO ally with a pivotal role for U.S. interests in the Middle East and Afghanistan, has warned that the resolution’s approval could jeopardize U.S-Turkish cooperation and set back negotiations aimed at opening the border between Turkey and Armenia. Armenian American groups have for decades sought congressional affirmation of the killings as genocide. Hours before the vote, White House spokesman Mike Hammer said in a statement that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had spoken with the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Democratic Rep. Howard Berman, and indicated that “further Congressional action could impede progress on normalization of relations” between Turkey and Armenia. Still, Berman on Thursday urged fellow members of the committee to pass the resolution. “The Turks say passing this resolution could have terrible consequences for our bilateral relationship, and indeed perhaps there will be some consequences,” Berman said. “But I believe that Turkey values its relations with the United States at least as much as we value our relations with Turkey.” Turkey has warned the measure could jeopardize U.S-Turkish cooperation and set back negotiations aimed at opening the border between Turkey and Armenia. Hammer said Obama called Turkey’s president, Abdullah Gul, on Wednesday to express his appreciation for Turkey’s efforts to normalize relations with Armenia.

Q&A: Turkey and the Armenian ‘genocide’
Turkey has reacted angrily to a U.S. congressional panel decision to pass a resolution calling the 1915 killing of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey a genocide..

Q&A: Armenian genocide dispute
What was the Armenian “genocide” and why is it still such a sensitive issue–.

Panel OKs Armenian genocide measure
A House panel approves a measure recognizing the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians as genocide, despite pressure from the Obama administration and Turkey to drop the matter..

U.S. panel set to vote on Armenian genocide
A U.S. congressional panel was set to vote on a resolution Thursday declaring the Ottoman era killing of Armenians as genocide..

US to vote on Armenian ‘genocide’
US lawmakers debate a resolution to label as genocide the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I..

U.S. vows bid to halt Armenian genocide measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday sought to limit fallout from a resolution branding the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as “genocide,” and vowed to stop it from going further in Congress..

U.S. vows bid to halt Armenian genocide measure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday sought to limit fallout from a U.S. resolution branding the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as “genocide,” and vowed to stop it from going further in Congress..

U.S. vows bid to halt Armenian genocide measure (Reuters)
WASHINGTON, Mar. 5, 2010 (Reuters) — The Obama administration on Friday sought to limit fallout from a U.S. resolution branding the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as "genocide," and vowed to stop it from going further in Congress. … > read full story.

Turkey threatens ’serious consequences’ after US vote on Armenian genocide
Strategic partnership at risk despite Barack Obama’s attempts to stop Congress resolutionTurkey has threatened to downgrade its strategic relationship with the US amid nationalist anger over a vote in the US Congress that defined the mass killings of Armenians during the first world war as genocide.Barack Obama’s administration, which regards Turkey as an important ally, was today desperately seeking to defuse the row. It expressed its frustration with the House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee, which voted 23-22 yesterday in favour of a resolution labelling the 1915 massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians a “genocide”.A furious Turkey may now deny the US access to the Incirlik air base, a staging post for Iraq, as it did at the time of the 2003 invasion, or withdraw its sizeable troop contribution to the coalition forces in Afghanistan.On the diplomatic front, the US needs the support of Turkey, which has a seat on the UN security council, in the push for sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. Turkey is also helpful to the US on a host of other diplomatic issues in the Middle East and central Asia.The White House and state department began work today to try to prevent the controversial issue making its way to the floor of the house for a full vote.In Turkey, Suat Kiniklioglu, the influential deputy chairman for external affairs in the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), warned of “major consequences” if the resolution was accepted by the full House of Representatives.”If they choose to bring this to the floor they will have to face the fact that the consequences would be serious ” the relationship would be downgraded at every level,” he said. “Everything from Afghanistan to Pakistan to Iraq to the Middle East process would be affected.”There would be major disruption to the relationship between Turkey and the US.”His comments reflected deep-seated anger throughout Turkish society, as well as an official determination to press the Obama administration into making sure the resolution progresses no further.Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Washington for urgent “consultations” immediately after the vote, which was screened live on nationwide television.Its foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, appeared to blame the outcome on the White House, and said that describing the 1915 Armenian killings as genocide was an insult to Turkey’s “honour”. France and Canada have both classified the killings as genocide, unlike Britain.”The picture shows that the US administration did not put enough weight behind the issue,” Davutoglu told a news conference. “We are seriously disturbed by the result.”The mass killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians has long been a highly sensitive subject in Turkey.

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Turkey said on Friday chances of its parliament ratifying peace protocols with Armenia were jeopardized by a U.S. congressional panel vote that labeled as “genocide” the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915.

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Turkey withdraws ambassador over House committee vote on Armenian Genocide – Wicked Local (blog)
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