March 23, 2001 - 17:47 AMT
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY RECOGNIZED APRIL 24 AS "DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE"
YEREVAN, March 23. /Mediamax/. On Thursday the California State Senate unanimously approved Joint Resolution 5 Designating April 24 as "Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide"
The joint resolution memorializes the United States Congress to also commemorate the genocidal acts committed against the Armenian people at the hands of the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
California is home to the largest population of Armenians in the United States. --0--