此项决议的支持者和反对者周四出席国会委员会的听证会
美国国会一个委员会通过决议，谴责1915年奥斯曼帝国对亚美尼亚人的屠杀为种族灭绝行为。奥巴马政府阻止这项决议通过的最后努力终告失败，美国与土耳其的关系也蒙上一层阴影。
A U.S. congressional committee approved a resolution condemning the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide, rejecting a last-minute Obama administration effort to derail it and putting a chill on relations with Turkey.
众议院这个委员会的决议以23票赞成、22票反对而获得通过，在整个国会的前景依然不确定。但它仍有可能损害美国与其在中东、中亚地区的重要盟国土耳其的关系。在表决后几分钟，土耳其政府就宣布将召回驻美大使进行协商。2007年同一委员会通过一项类似的决议后，土耳其也采取了这样的做法。
The House panel's resolution, approved on a 23-22 vote, faces an uncertain future in Congress. But it nonetheless could damage U.S. relations with Turkey, a vital ally in the Middle East and Central Asia. Within minutes of the vote, Ankara said it was recalling its ambassador from Washington for consultations. Turkey took the same step in 2007, when the committee passed a similar resolution.
周四的表决还引起了美国一些大型军火公司的担忧，包括洛克希德-马丁公司(Lockheed Martin Corp.)、波音(Boeing Co.)、雷神(Raytheon Co.)、联合技术(United Technologies Corp.)和诺斯洛普格拉曼公司(Northrop Grumman Co.)。土耳其和这些公司开展了多个武器项目，包括直升机、导弹和F-35战斗机，这些公司担心失去业务。
Thursday's vote also raised concerns for big U.S. defense firms including Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co., Raytheon Co., United Technologies Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. Turkey is involved in several weapons projects with such companies, including helicopters, missiles and the F-35 fighter jet, and the companies are worried about losing business.
土耳其多家广播电视频道对表决过程进行了现场直播。人们认为，土耳其与亚美尼亚修复关系的努力本已十分艰难，表决又给这种努力带来了沉重打击。
The vote was carried live on most Turkish television and radio news channels and was seen as a significant blow to Turkey's already limping attempt at rapprochement with Armenia. |
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