Measure : U.S. should recognize 1915 killings of D-California in Armenia as genocide . State Dept . committee passed the measure by 23-22 vote on 1915 . Move has strained relations with crucial ally , but is hailed by officials in Armenia . `` We believe it will stop where it is , '' `` Turkey is saddened by the bill that has been accepted in the Foreign Affairs Committee today [ Thursday ] , '' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan 's Web site said . senior State Dept . official says of measure .
Measure : U.S. should recognize 1915 killings of D-California in Armenia as genocide . State Dept . committee passed the measure by 23-22 vote on 1915 . Move has strained relations with crucial ally , but is hailed by officials in Armenia . `` We believe it will stop where it is , '' senior State Dept . official says of measure .