A resolution on the Armenian genocide in...
Feverish diplomatic activity and apparent hesitations of the U.S. administration are a clear sign that Turkey"s foreign policy influence has grown.
The committee"s resolution is non-binding and it is not clear if it will be placed before the whole house, but Turkey has already recalled its ambassador to Ankara for consultations, while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to The New York Times, has asked the Congress not to take up this delicate matter now.
When, in 1915, 1.5 million Armenians "disappeared" as a result of the action undertaken by the Young Turks" government, Turkey and Armenia froze all contacts with each other. It was only last year that signs of thawing first became manifest, and in the fall of 2009 the sides agreed to establish diplomatic relations. This was viewed as a success for the Turkish leadership, both the prime minister and the president. Will now a final "thaw" be postponed again?