The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed that the permit for a parade of the Ottoman Military Marching Band, originally scheduled to take place on Monday in Hollywood, has been withdrawn by organizers.

The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region, through its proactive consultations with Los Angeles City Councilmembers, the Mayor’s Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, and state legislators’ offices, confirms that the organizers of the Ottoman Military Marching Band, who were planning on holding a procession on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles on October 3, have decided to pull their permit and cancel the event

After concluding his visit to the US, President Serzh Sarkisian went to France, where he met with that country’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday.

The Armenian National Committee – Western Region announced that Khatchig Mouradian will serve as a panelist in the ANC Grassroots presentation “Confronting Truth, Delivering Justice: Turkey and the Armenian Genocide,” which is part of the ANC Grassroots weekend that will take place from Friday, November 25 to Sunday, November 27, at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Studio City

The mayor of Highland, Calif., Larry McCallon, traveled to Armenia and on Wednesday met with the parliamentary bloc of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, among other meetings he held in Yerevan. The Highland City Council in April adopted a resolution commemorating the Armenian Genocide

Armenians worldwide had many reasons to celebrate the month of September, as they observed the 20th anniversary of the twin Republics of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh).

Homenetmen’s 1st Annual “Family Campout” took place on the weekend of September 9 to 11. The event, organized by the Camp Tecuya committee, was held at Homenetmen Camp Tecuya in Frazier Park, Calif.

Organizers of the Ottoman Military Marching Band parade, scheduled for Monday in Hollywood have abruptly cancelled their special events permit

The current socio-political and economic complication in Armenia are the legacy left by former president Levon Ter-Petrosian, said Hans-Jochen Schmidt, the German Ambassador to Armenia during a conference Tuesday organized by the Civilitas Foundation.

The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region strongly condemns the arrival of the offensively-named Ottoman Military Marching Band and its October 3 visit to Los Angeles.

The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region issued a statement Tuesday condemning the forthcoming visit to the City of Los Angeles by the Ottoman Military Marching Band on October 3.

Governor Jerry Brown attended a luncheon in honor of President Serzh Sarkisian Monday in the Bradley Tower at City Hall co-hosted by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Councilmember Paul Krekorian

The U.S. Senate voted by unanimous consent Monday night to approve John Heffern’s nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.

The Armenian National Committee Political Action Committee (ANC-PAC) will be hosting a fundraiser on October 5 for Brad Avakian, a candidate for the Oregon’s First Congressional District.