Armenian March, Fair Is Call for Region’s Reunification
Thousands of people marched Sunday morning in support of reuniting the Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia, long a subject of dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
About 2,500 people, most of Armenian descent, walked from Verdugo Park on La Canada Boulevard to Glendale City Hall and back to the park, said Vicken Papazian of the Armenian National Committee of America.
The 4 1/2-mile walk began about 9 a.m., and the last walkers returned to the park about two hours later. There, the event continued with a cultural fair that included performances by Armenian singers and dancers.
About 6,000 people attended the fair, Papazian said.
Papazian said the event was important to the Armenian community in Southern California because it marked the 10-year anniversary of rallies that began the movement to reunite the Nagorno-Karabakh area with Armenia. The two were separated by Josef Stalin in 1923.
“The Karabakh issue is an issue that all Armenians are united on,” Papazian said.
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