WASHINGTON, DC. - Armenian American organizations, in conjunction with the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, and with support of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and the Office of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, will host the annual Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian Genocide in the historic Senate Kennedy Caucus Room on April 25, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

The Master of Ceremonies will be The Honorable Ardashes Kassakhian, Clerk of the City of Glendale, California. 

Armenian Americans and anti-genocide advocates from across the United States are invited to join Senators and Representatives in marking this solemn occasion, and reaffirming the commitment of the American people to a truthful and just resolution of this crime.

Two pieces of legislation have recently been introduced in the U.S. Senate related to the Armenian Genocide.  The first, the Armenian Genocide Resolution, S.Res.399, offered by Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), calls upon the U.S. government to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide and to use the lessons of this atrocity to prevent future crimes against humanity.  The second, the Return of Churches resolution, S.Res.392, introduced by Senators Scott Brown (R-MA), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Mark Kirk calls upon Turkey to return stolen Christian church properties to their rightful owners.