LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.04.2007 13:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Recognition of the Armenian Genocide hearing was
held in Los Angeles City Council April 20.

LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City Council President Eric Garcetti,
Council members and Armenian Consul General in Los Angeles Armen
Liloyan and other participants passed a resolution recognizing the
Armenian Genocide.

"Armenia pursues a consistent policy aimed at discussion of the
Genocide, human rights protection and public awareness," Armen
Liloyan said.

Eric Garcetti noted the important of the Armenian Genocide resolutions
adopted by the lower house of the California Legislature and the LA
City Council.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called on the Congress to pass the Armenian
Genocide resolution and advised the federal government to recognize
this fact, the RA MFA press office reports.