"Fresh push on 'genocide' law threatens ties with Turkey
By Daniel Dombey in Washington and Delphine Strauss in,Ankara
Published: March 6 2009 02:00 | Last updated: March 6 2009 02:00
The US Congress is renewing a push on legislation which Turkey has warned could devastate Washington's ties with one of its staunchest Nato allies.
Sponsors of a resolution branding the Ottoman empire's 1915-1923 massacres of Armenians as genocide have begun gathering backers for the measure, which has long been supported by Barack Obama, US president."
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