Landmark Turkish Divestment Bill Passes California Assembly Appropriations Committee
AB 1597 Goes to Full Assembly for Historic Vote
(Sacramento, CA) Today, AB 1597, the Divestment from Turkish Bonds Act, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee, clearing the way for a historic vote to hold Turkey accountable for their continued denial of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians.
“I am humbled and grateful for my colleagues in the Assembly for joining with me to fight for justice for the 1.5 million Armenian souls who perished in the Genocide,” stated Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian. “If Turkey continues to fund Armenian Genocide deniers they must be financially punished.”