October 18, 2000 - 19:39 AMT
CLINTON DOES HIS BEST TO PREVENT PASSAGE OF ARMENIAN RESOLUTION IN THE HOUSE, TURKISH DAILIES WRITE
18.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The US President, Bill Clinton, is still trying to do his best to prevent the Armenian genocide bill from being passed in the House of Representatives. Citing the diplomatic sources the Turkish Cumhurriyet daily says that even traveling to Egypt, the US president was closely following the latest developments on the issue.
Sabah daily informs that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ismail Cem, sent a letter to his American colleague Madeline Albright urging the American Administration to display more effective efforts. "This issue is of vital importance. If you continue your support our relations will be damaged," Cem said. -0--