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PRESS RELEASE
April 16, 2007
CONTACT: Karoon Panosyan
E-mail: kpanosyan@aaainc.org
ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY MEETS WITH NEVADA SENATORIAL DELEGATION
Las Vegas, NV – The Armenian Assembly’s Western Office led a community
meeting with the offices of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
and Senator John Ensign (R-NV) in Las Vegas, Nevada to discuss issues
critical to the Armenian-American community.
Western Office Director Lena Kaimian, along with Parish Council Member
Fredrick Gregoryan and Ladies Guild Chair Olga Gregoryan of the
Armenian Apostolic Church of Las Vegas, Jerry Guederian who serves as
Armenian Council of America’s Nevada Representative and community
activist Gerard Costantian, discussed the importance of congressional
passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution pending in the Senate and
House (S. Res. 106 and H. Res. 106 respectively) as well S. Res. 65
condemning the murder of Hrant Dink. Additional topics included the
Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations requests for Armenia and Nagorno
Karabakh, military parity and the importance of lifting the Turkish
blockade and regional transportation corridors.
"We are fortunate to have such an active community in Las Vegas and
the strong bipartisan support of the State’s Senators," said
Kaimian. "We look forward to expanding these relationships, and hope
that S. Res. 106 will be scheduled for a vote in the Senate," Kaimian
added.
The group commended the long-time support of both Senators, and
thanked Ensign for introducing S. Res. 106 along with his Senate
Colleague Richard Durbin (D-IL). Fredrick and Olga Gregoryan also
provided an update on the activities of Nevada’s growing community.
"As an Assembly intern alumnus and a concerned Armenian-American, I
strongly support the Assembly’s advocacy agenda and goal to strengthen
the U.S.-Armenia relationship," said Costantian. On a similar note,
Guederian stressed the importance of activism on legislative issues
and reaching out to lawmakers.
The Armenian Assembly is the largest Washington-based nationwide
organization promoting public understanding and awareness of Armenian
issues. It is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt membership organization.
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