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US congressional panel prepares to vote next week on Armenian ‘genocide’ resolution that Turkey has long made clear that the issue could alter dramatically Turkish ties with the US. President Obama who says as a candidate that he believes the killings were ‘genocide,’ is now in a bid and slient
President Barack Obama is in a bind as a congressional panel prepares to vote next week on a resolution that would recognize as ‘genocide’ the World War I-era killings of Armenians in the dying days of the Ottoman Empire.
Obama said as a candidate that he believed the killings were ‘genocide.’ A congressional resolution to that effect could alienate Turkey, a NATO ally and traditional friend of the United States that is crucial to U.S. foreign policy goals. Past U.S. administrations have defeated similar resolutions through public cajoling about U.S. national security interests and behind-the-scenes lobbying.
Obama silent ahead of vote on Armenian 'genocide' resolution - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review