Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region Board chairman, Andrew Kzirian said that ANCA had sent a letter to Obama asking him to lay a wreath at the Montebello Armenian Martyrs’ Monument during his Los Angeles-area visit.
Addressing the protestors during a demonstration in Los Angeles Kzirian explained that the ANCA-WR received a form letter back from the White House claiming a conflict in the president schedule, Asbarez reports.
“As President Obama embarks on his re-election campaign, the Armenian American community and anti-genocide activists of conscience are still waiting for him to demonstrate Presidential leadership to fulfill his 2008 promise by reaffirming the Armenian Genocide during his annual proclamation,” stated Kzirian.
“Coming to California, home to nearly a million descendants of the survivors of this Genocide, the president could have taken a strong step in that direction by visiting the Armenian Genocide Martyr’s Memorial in Montebello,” he added.
