In geopolitics–as in real estate–there are only three things that really matter–location–location–and location. And although Armenia’s may feel that or current holdings in the Caucasus have placed us in one of the most dilapidated and bankrupt neighborhoods in the world–we have some pretty impressive holdings in other corners of the globe. If we compared the [...]

By Gayane Ghazaryan
Etymologically–indifference means "no difference:" an unnatural state in which the lines blur between past and present–good and evil–light and darkness–crime and punishment–cruelty and compassion. Eventually–indifference reduces one to an abstraction and the other to the reflection of abstraction. Zareh Meguerditchian was born in Syria in 1956–and was not with the victims of the [...]

Thanks ANCA for Kerry endorsement–assuring Armenian issues would be handled differently under Kerry administration
By Jason Sohigian
WATERTOWN–MA–On the evening of July 27–Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) visited the Hairenik Building in Watertown for a briefing with various Armenian-American community leaders. Rep. Pallone–who was in Boston to attend the Democratic National Convention–is the co-chair of the Congressional [...]

KEF for Kerry / Armenstock 2004 is a campaign rally in celebration of John Kerry’s nomination for President–in the form of a day-long Armenian music festival at Camp Haiastan in Franklin–Massachusetts. Combining a celebration of music with political activism–it brings together some of the best Armenian musicians from both coasts to help kick-off a nationwide [...]

EVENT PROCEEDS TO GO TO HELPING NEEDY ARMENIAN STUDENTS IN LOS ANGELES–SAN FRANCISCO
Exciting plans are underway for a very special Memorial Banquet to honor two remarkable benefactors–George Mardikian and Souren Saroyan for their dedication to the Armenian Community through the ANCHA (American National Committee to Aid Homeless Armenia’s). The Banquet will be held on Sunday–November [...]

Sheriff Leroy Baca Asks Prelate for Assisitance
Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy Baca visited the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America on July 22–and was received by His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian–the Prelate. Dr. Hagop Der Megerdichian–the Vice Chairman of the Prelacy Executive Council also attended the meeting.
Sheriff Baca had come to ask [...]

AYF TAKES ISSUES TO AMERICAS SOCIAL FORUM IN ECUADOR
By Sossi Essajanian
QUITO–Ecuador (AYF)–When William Saroyan wrote his thoughts on Armenia’s in the world meeting to create a new Armenia–he could not have anticipated this. On July 25–three AYF members–two from the US and one from Argentina–gathered in Quito to carry the Armenian nation–the organization–and the Armenian [...]

BUTTE–MT–Just months after Montana joined the growing list of states that officially acknowledge the Armenian Genocide–ANCA-WR Executive Director Ardashes Kassakhian went to Montana for a meeting with ANC Montana Chair Yedvart Tchakerian and US Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT)–at his field office in Butte.
The July 25 meeting marked the first time Senator Burns met with Armenian [...]

YEREVAN (RFE-RL)–The Armenian government has set up a special high-level body tasked with coordinating its policy on the European Union and promoting closer ties with the bloc–a senior official said on Friday.
"The government has decided to create a commission that will develop a national program of implementing the [Armenia-EU] Partnership and Cooperation Agreement," said Samvel [...]

Unexpected strong contest in mountainous territory too close to call By Ashot Beglarian
STEPANAKERT (Caucasus Reporting Service)–Mountainous Karabagh is experiencing an unusually lively election campaign for the mayor of its main city–Stepanakert.
Five candidates are vying for the post–employing local television and a new independent newspaper to advertise to voters–in the most important contest in the [...]

LOS ANGELES ( Business Wire)–One of the longest ongoing legal sagas in US history is coming to an end Friday–July 30. After 89 years of off again-on again legal wrangling–a hearing for final approval in the New York Life/Armenian Genocide-era beneficiaries’ settlement will be held on Friday–July 30 at the United States District Court in [...]