APRIL 23-29 PROCLAIMED A WEEK OF COMMEMORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN CALIFORNIA

ArmRadio.am
24.04.2006 15:30

The Governor of California Arnold Shwarzenegger has proclaimed April
23-29 a week of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims.

The decree signed by the Governor says in particular that April 24,
1915 marks the start start of the Armenian Genocide – the crime
against humanity in the result of which 1.5 million Armenians were
massacred till 1923. The document notes also that the “500 thousand
Armenians that escaped the annihilation policy were displaced from
their homeland and settled in other countries.

“These people found shelter in a new homeland, including in California,
which is the State which now has the largest Armenian community in
the US. Today, when we mark the 91st anniversary of the Genocide, we
should understand the lessons of the history to fight all expressions
of hatred. I join the Armenian community calling for recognition
of the Armenian Genocide and thus call on the Americans and other
peoples of the world to do the same,” Shwarzenegger’ s decree says.