The US secretaries of state and defence contend that the security of the United States is at risk from a proposed legislation that would declare up to 1.5 million Armenians victims of genocide on Turkish soil almost a century ago.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Robert Gates wrote two identical letters saying this resolution can inflict signifact damage on us efforts and the dispute between the west asian neighbours since long has to been reconciled.
A Foreign Affairs subcommittee is holding a hearing on Thursday on US-Turkish relations.
