Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Assembly Board Member Toros Sahakian at the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Rally in Times Square on April 24, 2016. On April 24, Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) Board Member Toros Sahakian spoke at the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Rally at Times Square in New York, calling all diaspora to work together to support the citizens of Kar

LOS ANGELES, CA – On Wednesday, April 20, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) hosted a successful book presentation of An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians? written by United Kingdom’s leading human rights attorney and author Geoffrey Robertson QC in Universal City, CA. The event sold out, reaching over capacity. “The Armenian Assembly of America was proud to feature a giant in the field of international human rights to speak to us about his findi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Robert Dold (R-IL), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, released the following statement on the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. “More than 100 years have passed since the start of the Armenian Genocide and the time is long overdue to acknowledge the atrocities committed against the Armenian people for exactly what they were – genocide. As we commemorate this anniversary acros

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement marking the 101st anniversary of the Armenian genocide: “On Sunday, we will remember the victims of the Armenian genocide, which began on April 24, 1915 with the detention of some of the leading figures in Armenian society and culminated in the murders of 1.5 million civilians over a four-year period.  Even a century later, this tragedy continues to bring tears to the eyes of millions

Responds to Obama’s Eight-Year Pattern of Missed Opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, in Turkey, a country whose government officially denies the Armenian Genocide and in a parliament where the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party called for the lifting of the immunity of elected parliamentarians of Kurdish origin, Garo Paylan, a parliamentarian of Armenian origin, had the courage to remind his fellow MPs of the dozen Armenian members of the Ottoman parliament whos

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of the anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has called yet again on the administration and Congress to properly recognize this tragic event. “Beginning in 1915 the Ottoman government began implementing its plans to expunge the Armenian people from its territory—an event which meets all the definitions of the word ‘genocide.’  An estimated one and

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), the lead sponsor of the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution in Congress, released the following statement after President Obama did not use the word “genocide” to describe the Armenian Genocide ahead of Sunday’s commemoration: “I’m gravely disappointed that President Obama will now leave office without fulfilling his commitment to recognize the Armenian Genocide. For a President who knows the history so w

On Friday, April 22nd, United States President Barack Obama issued a statement on behalf of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (which will take place on April 24th). During his last year in office, President Obama still did not use the term genocide, and instead described Ottoman Turkey’s killings of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915 as “the first mass atrocity of the 20th century” and “the Armenian Meds Yeghern.” In his statement, Obama referenced Raphael Lemkin, who coined t

On April 20, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan received heads and representatives from the Yazidi and Assyrian communities in Armenia, Europe, and Russia. The Yazidi and Assyrian representatives expressed their gratitude for Armenia’s caring and welcoming reception towards their communities, as well as Armenia’s efforts towards ending deportations, persecutions, and pogroms of Yazidis and Assyrians in the Middle East by terrorist groups. They referenced the

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the lead sponsor of the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution in Congress, spoke on the House Floor and delivered an open letter to the President of the United States, Barack Obama, urging him to recognize the Armenian Genocide in his final year in office in advance of the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The commemoration of the genocide will take place on Sunday, April 24. Watch the speech, or read the t

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) convened its annual Trustees meeting in Boca Raton, Florida last month. The Trustees confirmed the Board slate presented by the Board of Trustees Nominating Committee, which consisted of Lisa Kalustian along with Assembly Secretary Oscar Tatosian and Board Member and Life Trustee Lu Ann Ohanian, was confirmed. Co-Chairmen Anthony Barsamian and Van Krikorian, Assistant Secretary Lisa Kalustian, and Talin Yacoubian

On April 18, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian received Günther Bächler, Special Representative for the South Caucasus of the OSCE German Chairperson-in-Office. Nalbandian presented the current situation in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, which was the result of military actions and ongoing cease-fire violations by Azerbaijan. On behalf of the German Chairmanship of the OSCE, Ambassador Bächler offered his condolences for the human losses from the military actions,

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(RFE/RL) – Hundreds of Armenians have demonstrated in Yerevan against Russian weapon sales to Azerbaijan, claiming the sales led to the outbreak of fighting on April 2 in and around Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh. The protesters, mostly young activists, marched to the Russian Embassy in Yerevan chanting “Shame!” and “Free, independent Armenia!” Some threw eggs at the embassy, sparking scuffles with riot police. A petition read out by a protest organizer dem

(ArmeniaNow) – The latest four-day Karabakh-Azerbaijan war also got its reflection in the Turkish press, once again prompting the rise of anti-Armenian sentiments in Turkey. Turkey’s leadership through pro-government media sought to express Ankara’s support to Azerbaijan. In parallel with the escalation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the Turkish president, prime minister, and foreign minister, on various occasions, stated that Turkey will continue to support Azerbaijan unt

(ArmeniaNow) – The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly), as one of the largest Armenian advocacy groups in the United States, is engaged in serious work with the U.S. executive and legislative authorities to counter Azerbaijan’s attempt to disturb peace and renew hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh, according to a representative. Assembly Regional Director Arpi Vartanian said, “The Armenian Assembly of America has urged U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama to fully enforce

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), a senior member of the House Financial Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, has called on the administration to negotiate a new tax treaty between the United States and Armenia. At a recent hearing before the Financial Service Committee, Sherman told Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew that currently, “we have a chicken and egg circumstance.  You don’t get the business investment because you don’t have the tax treaty.  Then you

(Hye Tert) – Alin Ozinian, the Regional Analyst of the Armenian Assembly of America, talks to Demokrat Haber about the latest armed confrontations in Nagorno Karabakh. Ozinian underlines that the ceasefire agreement reached on Wednesday is an opportunity, once again, to reach a peaceful settlement to the conflict. How would you describe the latest developments regarding Nagorno Karabakh? After years why now? Since the ceasefire agreement of 1994, Azerbaijan has regularly and