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ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY URGES CONTINUED COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION AT ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Karoon Panosyan
July 27, 2007 Phone: (202) 393-3434
Web: E-mail: [email protected]
ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY URGES CONTINUED COMMUNITY ADVOCACY ON THE ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE RESOLUTION AT ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC
Farmington Hills, MI – The Armenian Assembly’s Great Lakes Regional
Council held its fifth annual picnic in Farmington Hills, Michigan on
July 15. Area supporters came to enjoy the festivities while gaining a
better understanding of the current issues affecting the
Armenian-American community.
Assembly Member Edmond Azadian, who had recently returned from
Armenia, briefed participants on the parliamentary elections held
there last month, while Associate Grassroots Director Taniel
Koushakjian provided an update on the Armenian Genocide Resolution
(H. Res. 106). The legislation, pending in the House of
Representatives, currently has 221 cosponsors, while its Senate
counterpart, S. Res. 106 has 30 cosponsors. Koushakjian stressed the
importance of taking an active role in issues critical to Armenia as
well as the Armenian-American community by contacting their
representatives and urging them to support Armenian issues.
Koushakjian also reviewed the Assembly’s recent successes on Capitol
Hill, and explained the importance of congressional testimony
submitted before a key House Appropriations Subcommittee, addressing
U.S. policy priorities.
Additionally, he highlighted the Assembly’s 35th Anniversary Gala, of
which the Assembly is hosting a series of events across the country to
celebrate the anniversary year and build momentum for the two-day
celebration in Beverly Hills, California this fall. Koushakjian also
encouraged young professionals to attend events marking the 30th
anniversary of the Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship Program, also
a feature of the National Gala event.
"We were deeply appreciative of the comments made by Edmond Azadian on
the recent elections in Armenia as well as Taniel Koushakjian’s
comments on the progress of H.R. 106 and the importance of community
activism," said Edgar Hagopian, chairman of the Assembly’s Great Lakes
Regional Council.
"Each year there is a greater response from the community is greater
to these gatherings, and I look forward to additional events around
the country leading up to the Gala celebration in California,"
Hagopian added.
The picnic was organized by Hagopian and Great Lakes Regional Council
Members Corinne Khederian, Paul Kulhanjian, Affiliate Member Shirley
Sarkisian, Affiliate Member David Terzibashian and Fellow Trustee
Madeline Thomasian.
Established in 1972, the Armenian Assembly of America 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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