US lawmakers recognize killing of Armenians as genocide
03 November 2019 |
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it "one of the great atrocities of the 20th century," after the House voted in favor of the resolution. Turkey said the measure was a "grave mistake" and "a meaningless political step."
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