Vancouver Sun, BC, Canada
March 6 2010

Turkey urges U.S. to block ‘genocide’ bill or risk ties

By Sibel Utku Bila, Agence France-Presse
March 6, 2010

A furious Turkey warned of damage to its ties with the United States
and protesters descended on the U.S. embassy Friday after a
Congressional panel labelled the Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians
genocide.

Having recalled its ambassador immediately after the resolution was
adopted Thursday, Ankara warned Washington risked a showdown with a
key Muslim ally if the motion advanced to a full vote at the House of
Representatives. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sought to
reassure Ankara by saying that the Obama administration would seek to
block the bill’s passage.

"We will work very hard to make sure it does not go to the House
floor," Clinton told reporters in Guatemala.