Local Armenian television stations interview Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts, in the center, is surrounded by people who wanted a moment to speak with her at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts addresses a large crowd at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Some of the audience at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
City of Glendale Community Relations Coordinator Dan Bell makes a photo of Burbank Unified School Board member Armond Aghakhanian, Armenian Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth Grigorian, Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts, Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian, and California Assemblymember Laura Friedman at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Assembly member Laura Friedman briefly speaks with Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts before giving her a proclamation at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Armenian Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth Grigorian introduces the Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts begins speaking in English and is asked to speak in Armenian by the audience at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Local Armenian television stations interview Minister of Culture for the Republic of Armenia Lilit Makunts at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Members of the audience at the Downtown Central Library in Glendale on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Minister Makunts came to Glendale to discuss the cultural developments that led to the recent “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia and her vision for the future under the newly-established government. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)