March 6, 2015 – Utah State Senator Brian Shiozawa welcomed Utah Armenian community leaders and the ANCA Western Region’s Simon Maghakyan during a Senate floor presentation.

Sen. Shiozawa noted that the delegation was there to foster closer ties between Utah and the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh. He went on to cite Utah’s proud history of support for Near East Relief efforts to assist orphaned victims of the Armenian Genocide, including a $34,000 pledge by the Church of Latter Day Saints.

Shiozawa concluded his presentation by asking fellow Senators to join him in marking the centennial of the Armenian Genocide and support ongoing efforts to secure a just resolution of that crime.