HEARING “RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE” HELD IN LOS ANGELES

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 27 2006

Yerevan, April 27. /ARKA/. At its meeting, the Los Angeles Municipality
Council held a hearing “Recognition of the Armenian Genocide” on the
occasion of the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

The hearting, which was organized on the initiative of the Municipality
Council and the USA-base Hay Dat Commission, was attended by members
of the Los Angeles Municipality Council, RA Consul General in Los
Angeles Gagik Kirakosyan and representatives of the Hay Dat office.

On April 24, services were held at all Armenian churches in Los
Angeles.

On April 23, in Montebello, California, USA, members of the US Senate
and of the Senate of California, officials, the RA Consul General
in Los Angeles and the leaders of the Armenian Church took part in
the arrangements.

The arrangement was conducted by Senator G. Speers and Director of
the Department of Armenian Studies, University of South California,
P. County.