  California State Assembly introduces AJR designating April 24 as Day of Remembrance for Armenian Genocide  January 29, 2011 - 15:20 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - California State Assembly members Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge) and Assembly member Katcho Achadjian, (R-San Luis Obispo), along with State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) introduced AJR 2 designating April 24, 2011 as California Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide. For the past several years, the state Legislature has memorialized the events of the early 20th century with a resolution marking April 24th as the symbolic beginning of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution calls on President Obama and Congress to formally recognize the atrocities committed during the genocide and calls on Turkey to acknowledge its role in the Armenian Genocide and the deaths of more than 1.5 million people. “The Armenian massacre was one of the greatest crimes in modern history and to ignore it is to condone,” said Assembly member Portantino. “I am honored to join my new colleague, Assembly member Katcho Achadjian, in the introduction of this Resolution remembering the 1.5 million Armenians who were tragically killed in the first genocide of the 20th Century. We hope to properly commemorate this horrendous act and offer some peace and respect for the survivors and their family members who live in California.” AJR 2 is a bi-partisan and bi-cameral effort, jointly authored by Portantino and Achadjian with Principal co-authors, State Senators Joe Simitian, Tom Berryhill, Kevin De Leon, Carol Liu, Mark Wyland, and Leland Yee and Assembly members Mike Gatto and Linda Halderman, Asbarez.com reported.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
