US PANEL RECOGNIZES ARMENIA GENOCIDE SPARKING TURKISH OUTRAGE

Novinite.com
March 5 2010
Bulgaria

A US congressional panel has described the killing of Armenians by
Turkish forces during World War I as genocide, despite White House
objections.

The resolution was narrowly approved by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.

Turkey responded by recalling its ambassador in Washington for
consultations. It has fiercely opposed the non-binding resolution,
the BBC reported.

The White House had warned that the vote would harm reconciliation
talks between Turkey and Armenia.

The resolution calls on President Barack Obama to ensure that US
foreign policy reflects an understanding of the "genocide" and to label
the World War I killings as such in his annual statement on the issue.

It was approved by 23 votes to 22 by the committee.