Friday, March 06, 2009

FT.com / UK - Fresh push on 'genocide' law threatens ties with Turkey

"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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