Orange County Community Marks Armenian Genocide Anniversary

Orange County Community Marks Armenian Genocide Anniversary

Keynote Speaker Melkon Melkonian and Youth Leaders Inspire Call for Remembrance and Action. COSTA MESA, Calif.–– The Armenian community of Orange County came together on April 22 in solemn remembrance at the annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration, hosted by the Orange County Armenian National Committee of America and the OC Armenian Genocide Memorial Committee at St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church’s Stambolian Assembly Hall. The event began with…

Trump Statement on April 24 Does Not Say ‘Genocide’ - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s statement on April 24, unlike his predecessor, President Joseph Biden, mentioned the “Medz Yeghern” instead of the “genocide.” In addition, there was no reference to the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh (Karabakh), whereby its entire population was forced to leave or face death, in 2023. His statement read in full: “Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern, and honor the memories of those wonderful souls who suffere…