LA City Council Bill Urges Obama to Recognize Armenian Genocide
 City Councilmember Paul Krekorian and Council President Herb Wesson, were joined by councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Paul Koretz co-presented the resolution. The City Council Resolution calls on President Obama to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide and urge the government of Turkey to acknowledge the facts and ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide. “Los Angeles is home to one of the largest Armenian populations in the world, including a tremendous number of Genocide survivors and their descendants,” said Councilmember Paul Krekorian, the first Armenian-American elected to city office in Los Angeles. “It is important for our city, the second biggest in the country, to go on record supporting House Resolution 154. I am confident that the actions we are taking here will be heard and considered by our elected leaders in Washington, and bring us one step closer to justice and recognition,” added Krekorian. The item will now go to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee. Once the Committee hears the item, it will be sent to the full Council for a vote, and will be placed in the City’s 2015-2016 Federal Legislative Program. |
