US STATES OF OHIO AND NORTH DAKOTA RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
WASHINGTON, APRIL 21, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. In his recent
statement Governor of the US state of Ohio Ted Strickland recognized
the Armenian Genocide, calling on to respect "the memory of the
victims of the Armenian Genocide which was conceived and committed
by the Ottoman Empire." Thus the number of the US states recognizing
the Genocide has made 40.
According to the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), a week
prior to the statement of the Ohio governor, the Armenian Genocide
was recognized by the US state of North Dakota, while the Chicago
city council passed a resolution, in which April 24 is declared Day
of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide Victims.