BUSH CALLS FOR NO VOTE ON ARMENIA RESOLUTION
Editor: Mu Xuequan

Xinhua, China
Oct 17 2007

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — U.S. President George W. Bush
reiterated on Wednesday his call for the Congress not to vote on a
resolution branding the 1915-1917 killings of Armenians by Ottoman
Turks a "genocide."

"One thing Congress should not be doing is sorting out the historical
record of the Ottoman Empire." Bush told a press conference at the
White House.

"Congress has more important work to do than antagonizing a democratic
ally in the Muslim world, especially one that’s providing vital
support for our military every day," he said.

Turkey has condemned the "genocide" bill and recalled its ambassador
back to Turkey for consultation over the matter, a sign of exasperated
U.S.-Turkey tension over the issue.