"State Department denies deal to block Armenian genocide resolution opposed by Turkey
By: DESMOND BUTLER
Associated Press
03/17/10 6:10 PM EDT
WASHINGTON — A congressional resolution that would recognize World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide could go forward despite opposition from the Obama administration.
Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon told reporters there is no deal with Democratic congressional leaders to block the resolution. That contradicts earlier claims by the State Department."
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