The Obama administration has said it will seek toblock a controversial bill describing as genocide the World War Ikilling of Armenians by Turks.
A congressional panel on Thursday approved the resolution, paving the way for a possible vote by the House.
But US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the administration would “work very hard” to prevent this.
Turkey voiced strong protests after the vote and recalled its ambassador from Washington for consultations.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country had been accusedof a crime it did not commit, adding the resolution would harmTurkish-US relations.
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Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be recognisedinternationally as genocide – and more than 20 countries have done so.