"Its passage would do great harm to our relations with a key ally in NATO and in the global war on terror," the president said.
'Key ally'
WASHINGTON - President Bush urged Congress to reject legislation Wednesday that would say it was a genocide when thousands of Armenians were killed around the time of World War I.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee prepared to vote on a measure that Turkey says could damage ties with the United States. Turkey is a NATO ally and a major staging area for US military operations in Iraq and the Middle East.
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