US sec'y state nominee Clinton: We'll take care of the Armenian issue

The US must strengthen its relationship with Turkey to help secure a lasting peace in the Middle East, Senator Hillary Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. In Clinton's confirmation hearing before the committee, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez also said that he hoped she would show an interest in the 1915 Armenian incidents and solving the Cyprus issue. "We'll be closely taking care of this and other difficult issues," Clinton replied.