Turkish Divestment Bill Passes California State Senate

SACRAMENTO””With a vote of 36-0 and four abstentions, the California State Senate voted to adopt Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian’s measure (AB 1597)””a movement long championed by the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region and Armenian Youth Federation Western U.S.””calling for the divestment of California public funds from Turkish government controlled financial instruments, ensuring taxpayer funds are no longer used in this manner to aid and abet Turkey’s century long obstruction of justice for the Armenian Genocide.

“I am humbled and grateful for my colleagues in the Legislature for joining with me to fight for justice for the 1.5 million Armenian souls who perished in the Genocide,”