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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

AFP: Turkish PM welcomes shelving of US 'genocide' bill

"Turkish PM welcomes shelving of US 'genocide' bill
10 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday welcomed a decision by US lawmakers to shelve debate on a bill labeling Ottoman Empire massacres of Armenians during World War I as 'genocide.' Speaking after talks here with President George W. Bush, Erdogan said the House of Representatives resolution on 'the so-called Armenia genocide ... has the potential to deeply damage our strategic cooperation.'"

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