GLENDALE--The Armenian Genocide United Commemoration Committee issued the following announcement, which we publish as is:
 
Turkey's premeditated, organized and successfully perpetrated genocide of its Armenian minority, the first genocide of the 20th century, remains unpunished by the international community of nations.
 
Today more than ever, Armenians remain the masters of their civil rights and responsibilities. Political developments over the past few weeks, especially those pertaining to the potential opening of the border between Armenian and Turkey, are nothing more than a fig leaf for Ankara to avoid addressing the real and substantive issues of acknowledgement and reparations vis-a-vis the Armenian Genocide.
 
Armenians will not allow Turkey to shirk from its responsibilities. With a resounding voice, we will continue to remind the world that Turkey is obligated to provide pecuniary and territorial compensation to the Armenian nation. Armenians will never cease in its pursuit of justice for the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
 
We appeal to Armenians in California to partake in our collective pursuit of justice by participating this April 24th at the annual Armenian Genocide commemoration at the Armenian Martyrs Memorial Monument in Montebello.
 
Specifically, at 10:30 am a dignified Divine Liturgy (Soorp Badarak) followed by a solemn requiem service, involving clerical representatives from the three Christian Armenian denominations - Apostolic, Catholic and Protestant 's will take place at the Montebello monument.
 
This will be followed at 12:30 pm with a political rally and the 94th anniversary observance of the Armenian Genocide. A number of elected public officials and dignitaries will be attending the rally and addressing the audience.
 
In addition, a wreath- and flower-laying ceremony will take place before the Montebello monument, allowing all in attendance to pay homage to the 1.5 million Armenian martyrs who perished during the Genocide.
 

The address of the Armenian Martyrs Memorial Monument in Montebello is at Bicknell Park, 900 Via San Clemente.
 
At 10:30 am on April 24th, let us all 's young and old, Armenians and our non-Armenian friends 's make a concerted effort to attend the 94th anniversary observance of the Armenian Genocide in Montebello.