A United States Congressional panel has passed a resolution describing Turkey's killing of Armenians in World War I as genocide, over objections from the White House , which said Saturday that it will seek to block the measure . Just minutes after the US resolution passed, Turkey issued a statement condemning "this resolution which accuses the Turkish nation of a crime it has not committed." Additionally, Turkey said that their ambassador to the United States had been immediately recalled for consultation. Armenians, both in America and overseas, welcomed the vote, however, with the Armenian government calling the passage of the resolution "an important step towards the prevention of crimes against humanity." While the efforts of Turkey and the White House to block the measure had no effect on the passage of the resolution, both the White House and the State Department said on Saturday that the administration would "work very hard" to prevent the measure from proceeding to the House for a full vote. On Friday, Secretary Clinton, speaking for the White House, said that she believed the US Congress would take no further action on the topic.
A United States Congressional panel has passed a resolution describing Turkey's killing of Armenians in World War I as genocide, over objections from the White House . Just minutes after the US resolution passed, Turkey issued a statement condemning "this resolution which accuses the Turkish nation of a crime it has not committed." Additionally, Turkey said that their ambassador to the United States had been immediately recalled for consultation. Armenians, both in America and overseas, welcomed the vote, however, with the Armenian government calling the passage of the resolution "an important step towards the prevention of crimes against humanity." 
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While the efforts of Turkey and the White House to block the measure had no effect on the passage of the resolution, both the White House and the State Department said on Saturday that the administration would "work very hard" to prevent the measure from proceeding to the House for a full vote. On Friday, Secretary Clinton, speaking for the White House, said that she believed the US Congress would take no further action on the topic.