Author: Andres-Papazian

CALDERA RESOURCES ACCUSES GLOBAL GOLD MINING OF ILLEGAL METHODS OF FIGHT FOR MARJAN MINING

PanARMENIAN.Net
August 6, 2011 – 16:18 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Caldera Resources has filed a complaint with the
American Arbitration Association against Global Gold Corporation who
unilaterally and illegally terminated the JVA between the parties. The
binding arbitration hearing is schedule to start on August 23, 2011.

On July 29, 2011, a decision by the Administrative Court of Armenia
was rendered against the State Register of Legal Entities in Armenia,
declaring that the registration of 100% of the (“MCM-RA”), the holder
of the License of the Marjan Property, in favor of the Joint Venture
vehicle, Marjan-Caldera Mining (“MCM-JV”), was not done properly by
the State Register and that it is null and void.

Caldera has received advice from its legal counsel that the decision
contains numerous errors in law and should be appealed. Caldera
has given instructions to its legal counsel in Armenia to appeal
this decision.

Caldera has made all payments required by the JVA to its estranged
JV Partner Global Gold Corporation (the parent company of Global Gold
Mining, LLC) (collectively “Global Gold”) and indeed made additional
payments to the government of Armenia prior to the coming into force
of the JVA in order to protect the license on the Marjan Property.

On or about October 18, 2010, Caldera discovered a scheme, which was
devised by Mr.Van Krikorian, the CEO and Chairman of Global Gold, to
secretly file a claim against the State Registry of Legal Entities
of Armenia with the Administrative Court of Armenia, without the
knowledge of Caldera. This was done in an attempt to reverse the
registration of the JVA and take back the Marjan project by the back
door (more below) while attempting to bypass the arbitration process.

A Company considers that Global Goals acted illegally and against the
terms outlined in the JVA, in attempting to terminate the agreement.

Caldera is seeking a judgment through the arbitration process
established in the JVA which will declare that the JVA is in full
force. The decision from the courts of Armenia does not affect the
Arbitration in New York or the rights of ownership in the JV. Given
that the judgment of the Administrative Court of Armenia will be
appealed, the judgment will not become effective, according to Caldera
Resources press service.

In 2008, Global Gold Mining got license for operating Marjan
gold-silver mine in Sisian, near Arevis village. In March 2010,
GGM concluded agreement with Caldera on creation of a joint venture,
in which Caldera was supposed to hold a 55% interest in the Marjan
project, while GGM was to own 45%.

Presently both companies accuse one another of Marjan mine illegal
acquisition attempts.

From: A. Papazian

POPULATION CENSUS WILL COST ARMENIA $ 2MLN

Mediamax
Aug 4 2011
Armenia

Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian government allocated to the National
Statistical Service (NSS) AMD 785mln 484 thousand (about $ 2mln)
today, in order to arrange the works on population census which is
due to be held in October 2011.

The government approved the census questionnaire which consists of
5 sections and 49 questions in May, Mediamax notes.

Karine Koyumjyan, the Head of NSS Population Census and Demography
Department, noted in early 2011 that unlike the census in 2001,
questions concerning agriculture and housing conditions were included
into the census program of 2011.

From: A. Papazian

‘RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP IS MAKING SERIOUS EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE KARABAKH PROGRESS’

news.az
Aug 4 2011
Azerbaijan

‘Yerevan is concerned over the change of the tendency in the
negotiations in favor of Azerbaijan’.

“Yerevan is concerned over the change of the tendency in the
negotiations in favor of Azerbaijan,” parliamentarian from the
ruling United Russia Party, political analyst Sergey Markov told
Armenian media.

Russian parliamentarian said Baku is dissatisfied with the speed of
improvement in the negotiations. He noted that the Russian leadership
is making serious efforts to achieve progress.

“The negotiations on the resolution of Karabakh conflict are intensive
enough. Though Medvedev make serious efforts, he did not achieve
resolution of the conflict,” he said.

The parliamentarian considers that though the present negotiations
formally aim to solve the conflict, actually efforts are made not to
exacerbate the conflict. Markov considers that lack of progress in
the negotiations increases the chances of exacerbation of the conflict.

From: A. Papazian

PRESS RELEASE
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apost. Church of America and Canada
H.E. Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan
Prelate, Easter Prelacy and Canada
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
Fax: 212-689-7168
Web:

August 4, 2011

PRELATE WILL TRAVEL TO CAMP HAIASTAN

Archbishop Oshagan will preside over the annual picnic sponsored by
St. Stephens Church, Watertown, Massachusetts, at Camp Haiastan in
Franklin, Massachusetts, this Sunday, August 7. His Eminence will
preside over the Blessing of the Grapes and Blessing of Madagh with
the participation of clergy from area parishes.

LITURGY AT CAMP HAIASTAN

Next Sunday, August 14, on the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption
of the Holy Mother of God, Archbishop Oshagan will again travel to
Camp Haiastan where he will preside over the Divine Liturgy and
deliver the sermon at services celebrated under the covered Pavilion
at the Camp. His Eminence will also preside over the Blessing of
Grapes and annual picnic of Sts. Vartanantz Church, Providence, Rhode
Island.

DATEV INSTITUTES 25TH ANNIVERSARY

The St. Gregory of Datev Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary on
Saturday, July 9, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in
Philadelphia, with a gala reunion and celebration. Past and present
Datev participants came together to celebrate the Institutes silver
anniversary. The celebration was presided by His Eminence Archbishop
Oshagan who told the Datevatsis to use all they have learned at the
Institute not only to enrich their own lives, but to enrich their
communities as well. Continue to stay active in the life and ministry
of the Armenian Church and support the Datev Institute so it can
continue its vital role in educating Armenian youth, the Prelate said.

To read more about the 25th anniversary click here (

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BISHOP SHAHE PANOSSIAN VISITS PRELACY

His Grace Bishop Shahe Panossian, Catholicosal Vicar of Kuwait and the
Arabian Gulf Countries, visited the Prelacy this morning where he was
welcomed by His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan and His Grace Bishop
Anoushavan.

Bishop Shahe previously was the Dean of the Cilician Sees Seminary,
and he served within the Eastern Prelacy for many years including the
parishes of All Saints Church in Chicago; St. Asdvadzadzin in Toronto;
and Sts. Vartanantz in New Jersey.

BIBLE READING

Bible readings for Sunday, August 7, Second Sunday of Transfiguration
(Eve of the Fast of the Assumption) are: Isaiah 7:1-9; 1 Corinthians
13:11-14:5; Mark 2:1-12.

When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he
was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room
for them, not even in front of the door; and he was speaking the word
to them. Then some people came, bringing to him a paralyzed man,
carried by four of them. And when they could not bring him to Jesus
because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and after
having dug through it, they let down the mat on which the paralytic
lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, Son, your
sins are forgiven. Now some of the scribes were sitting there,
questioning in their hearts, Why does this fellow speak in this way?
It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone? At once Jesus
perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions
among themselves; and he said to them, Why do you raise such questions
in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins
are forgiven, or to say, Sta!
nd up and take your mat and walk? But so that you may know that the
Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sinshe said to the
paralyticI say to you, stand up, take your mat and go to your
home. And he stood up, and immediately took the mat and went out
before all of them; so that they were all amazed and glorified God,
saying, We have never seen anything like this! (Mark 2:1-12)

For a listing of the coming weeks Bible readings click here (

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ST. ISAIAH THE PROPHET

Today, Thursday, August 4, the Armenian Church remembers the prophet
Isaiah, who is best known for the longest prophetic book in the Old
Testament (66 chapters) that bears his name. In what has been
described as one of the greatest finds, two nearly intact manuscripts
of the entire book of Isaiah were discovered in 1947 in a remote cave
above the north end of the Dead Sea.

Isaiah foretells the birth of the Messiah by a virgin and describes
the suffering of the Messiah for the sins of the world. He foresees
the Resurrection and the universal growth of the Messiahs church. Many
of the New Testament teachings of Jesus refer to the book of
Isaiah. Because of his clear foretelling about Christ the Savior, the
Prophet Isaiah is also recognized as an Old Testament
Evangelist. Although it is not recorded in the Bible, it is believed
that Isaiah died a martyrs death by order of the Hebrew king,
Manasseh. Relics of the prophet are preserved at Mt. Athos in the
Greek Orthodox Khilendaria Monastery in Greece.

TWO HUNDRED HOLY FATHERS OF THE

ECUMENICAL COUNCIL OF EPHESUS

This Saturday, August 6, the Armenian Church commemorates the 200 Holy
Fathers of the Council of Ephesus (431 AD). Ephesus, the third general
ecumenical council, was convened by order of Emperor Theodosius II to
settle the Nestorian heresy. A large number of high-ranking church
leaders attended, headed by Patriarch Cyril of Alexandria. The
principle decision of the Council was the condemnation of
Nestorius. The Council excommunicated Nestorius and condemned the
heresy, affirmed the Nicene Creed, and approved the title of Theotokos
(God-bearer) for the Virgin Mary.

The Armenian Church accepted the canons and decisions of the council
and designated a day in the liturgical calendar on the Saturday of the
Paregentan of the Assumption. The Armenian Church recognizes the first
three ecumenical councils: Nicaea (325); Constantinople (381); and
Ephesus (431), with special days in the liturgical calendar for all
three.

Ephesus is an ancient Greek city and later became the chief city of
the Roman province of Asia at the crossroads of the coastal route
between Smyrna and Cyzicus. The Temple of Ardemis in the city was one
of the great wonders of the ancient world. St. Paul took Christianity
to Ephesus (Acts 18:18-19). He stayed there for two years during his
third missionary journey.

Ephesus is one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of
Revelation. In Chapter 2, Jesus praises the people of Ephesus for
their perseverance and hard work, however admonishes them for
forgetting their first love: their Christianity had become a faithful
ritual rather than a relationship of love to the Lord.

Ephesus, now located in Turkey in the province of Izmir, is a popular
international tourist destination.

PAREGENTAN OF THE FAST OF THE

ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

This Sunday, August 7, is the Paregentan or Eve of the Fast of the
Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. This is a five-day period of
fasting (Monday to Friday) that precedes the Feast of the Assumption
of the Holy Mother which is next Sunday, August 14. Paregentan, which
means good living, is a day of enjoyment and feasting before the
beginning of a fasting period.

FROM THE BOOKSTORE.

YERGIR 2
By Hrair Hawk Khatcherian
(Text and captions in English, Armenian and French)
This is a monumental accomplishment by the well-known photographer
Hrair Hawk Khatcherian, who since 1993 has been traveling throughout
the world in search of Armenian sites to be

photographed. This volume concentrates on historic Western Armenia and
includes an article on Armenian Cilicia by Claude Mutafian. This
over-size hardcover book (14 x 11), is in beautiful color, with a
plethora of panoramic photographs. This Yergir 2 follows his earlier
Yergir published in 2005. One hopes for a Yergir 3.

Hardcover, 240 pages, $100.00
During the months of August and September the Bookstore is offering
free shipping on this book, so order it soon. It is a great gift.

KOHAR
Symphony Orchestra and Choir
This three DVD set of this popular group features their concerts at
various sites plus bonus footage.

3 DVD pack with subtitled lyrics and 172-page songbook.
$45.00, plus shipping and handling.

To place an order contact the Bookstore by email
([email protected] (mailto:[email protected])) or by
telephone (212-689-7810).

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

August 7Annual picnic of St. Stephens Church, Watertown,
Massachusetts, at Camp Haiastan in Franklin, Massachusetts, 12 noon to
5 pm. For information: 617-924-7562 or at (

).

August 7Annual Shish-Kebob Picnic and Grape Blessing, St. Paul Church,
645 South Lewis Ave., Waukegan, Illinois, 12 noon to 4 pm. Armenian
dinners and pastries available. For information: 847-244-4573
(church) or 847-445-7934 (Arda).

August 13-14Annual Armenian Fest and Blessing of the Grapes, at All
Saints Armenian Church, Glenview, Illinois. Join us for a fun-filled
day and enjoy our delicious food, music, backgammon tournament,
childrens activities, and more. Admission free. For information
847-998-1989.

August 14Assumption of the Holy Mother of God, Divine Liturgy,
Blessing of the Grapes, and Indoor Picnic in John Pashalian Hall,
presented by Ladies Guild of St. Illuminators Cathedral, New York
City. Various dishes of your choice for purchase. For information
212-689-5880.

August 14Annual picnic and Blessing of the Grapes at Holy Trinity
Church, 635 Grove Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. Join us for a
fun-filled day and enjoy our delicious food, music by DJ Shaheen,
backgammon tournament, childrens activities, and more. Admission is
free. For information [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
or 508-852-2414.

August 14Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church, Providence, Rhode Island,
Annual Picnic at Camp Haiastan, Franklin, Massachusetts, 12 noon to 6
pm, under auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan. Divine
Liturgy will be celebrated in the Hye Hope Pavilion (lower camp) at 11
am. Free pony rides for children 2-4 pm, and the Bouncing
Bubble. Delicious shish, losh and chicken kebab and Armenian pastries
available all day. Live music provided by Michael Gregian and
Ensemble. Madagh and Blessing of the Grapes at 4 pm with the New
England clergy participating. All welcome. For information:
401-831-6399.

August 17Prayer Day dedicated to the Holy Mother of God (Soorp
Asdvadzadzin) and Blessing of the Grapes, officiated by
Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, at the Armenian Home for Aged, 137-31 45th
Avenue, Flushing, New York 11355. The Service, which will begin at 11
a.m., is open to the public.

August 21St. Asdvadzadzin Church, Whitinsville, Massachusetts,
presents the greatest picnic in New England. Presided by His Eminence
Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate, with participation of clergy
from the New England area. All invited.

August 28St. Sarkis Church, Douglaston, New York, Annual Picnic on
church grounds following church services. Delicious Shish and Luleh
Kebob (and more); music by DJ Shant. Special KidZone with all kinds of
fun activities; sports for youth; tavloo tournament. For information:
718-224-2275.

September 11Picnic-Festival, sponsored by St. Gregory Church and
St. Michael Parish on Main Street in North Andover Town Center
(Massachusetts), 1 to 6 pm. Main Street in front of both parishes will
be closed to traffic. Delicious Armenian and American cuisine;
Armenian and American music; games and activities; plenty of free
parking. For information: 978-685-5038 (St. Gregory) or 978-686-4050
(St. Michael).

September 16Annual Golf Tournament, All Saints Armenian Church,
Glenview, Illinois. For details contact Hagop Soulakian, 847-858-7685.

September 18Annual picnic of St. Stephens Church, New
Britain-Hartford, Connecticut, at the Quartette Club grounds, Wooster
Street, New Britain, beginning at noon. All invited to enjoy Armenian
food, delicacies, music and hospitality. Admission is free.

September 19St. Stephens Armenian School/ACEC, Watertown,
Massachusetts, 16th Annual Golf Outing at Framingham Country Club. For
golf or sponsor information: 781-326-5764.

September 268th Annual Golf Outing, Sterling National Country Club,
Sterling, Massachusetts, sponsored by the Mens Club of the Holy
Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, Worcester, Massachusetts. For
information contact Kap Kaprielian [email protected]
(mailto:[email protected]) or call 508-872-9629.

October 23Student Festival in celebration of the Year of the Armenian
Child. Details will follow.

Web pages of the parishes can be accessed through the Prelacys web
site.

To ensure the timely arrival of Crossroads in your electronic mailbox,
add [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to
your address book.

Items in Crossroads can be reproduced without permission. Please
credit Crossroads as the source.

Parishes of the Eastern Prelacy are invited to send information about
their major events to be included in the calendar. Send to:
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

From: A. Papazian

ARMENIA NOT GOING TO LEASE “EREBUNI” AIRPORT TO USA

Mediamax
Aug 3, 2011
Armenia

Yerevan/Mediamax/. Mediamax’s source in the Armenian Foreign Ministry
refuted the information that authorities are negotiating with the
USA over the lease of the Yerevan “Erebuni” airport.

“These reports are simply absurd,” the diplomatic source said.

The information about negotiations was published in “Haykakan Zhamanak”
[Armenian Time] newspaper today.

Mediamax recalls that the Russian air group, making part of the
102d Russian military base located in Armenia, is based in “Erebuni”
airport. The air group is equipped with MiG-29 fighters.

The personnel of the air base located in “Erebuni” are on combat
anti-aircraft defense duty in the United Air Defense System of CIS
member states.

From: A. Papazian

PRESIDENT LOST IN AZERBAIJAN

PanARMENIAN.Net
August 3, 2011

PanARMENIAN.Net – President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has not been
seen on-site for several days, and there is no information about
his whereabouts.

As Azadliq Azeri newspaper reports, all this time the press has been
publishing his old photos along with cooked up news.

Sources the newspaper is based on are unable to specify. Some of them
assert that Aliyev is on leave abroad, others say, again, he is on
leave but in one of Azerbaijani provinces.

From: A. Papazian

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIA’S INDEPENDENCE TO BE MARKED ON ARMENIAN-IRANIAN BORDER

PanARMENIAN.Net
August 3, 2011

PanARMENIAN.Net – Days of Armenian culture will be held in Iran in
September, according to Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Arakelyan

Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan will participate in the event,
Arakelyan told Mohammad Bagher Khoramshad, head of Islamic Culture
and Relations Organization.

The Ambassador also stressed that in the framework of celebration
of the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence cultural events
dedicated to Armenian-Iranian friendship are planned in Meghri,
city on Armenian-Iranian border.

In turn, Khoramshad noted that Islamic Culture and Relations
Organization will spare no efforts to deepen historical and cultural
ties between the two states, IRNA reports.

From: A. Papazian

BAKO SAHAKYAN: PAN-ARMENIAN GAMES ARE EXPRESSION OF OUR NATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND UNITY

Noyan Tapan

02.08.2011

(Noyan Tapan – 02.08.2011) On 2 August President of the Artsakh
Republic Bako Sahakyan partook in the solemn ceremony of lighting the
torch of the 5th Pan-Armenian games at the Gandzasar’s Cathedral of
St John the Baptist and delivered a welcoming address.

Head of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop
Pargev Martirosyan, speaker of the National Assembly Ashot Ghulyan,
chairman of the Pan-Armenian Games’ international committee Ishkhan
Zakharyan, numerous guests from Armenia and Diaspora were present at
the ceremony.

Address of Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan during the solemn
ceremony of lighting the torch of the 5th Pan-Armenian games

Respected attendees, Dear athletes,

I am glad to welcome all of you in the ancient Artsakh soil.

Today we are partaking in a very important and symbolic event. In a
few minutes at the Gandzasar’s Cathedral of St John the Baptist the
torch of the 5th Pan-Armenian games will be lit. It is not casual.

During the last 20 years Artsakh has become the symbol of consolidation
of the world-spread Armenians.

Such events also depict the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora solid and
inflexible trinity. We highlight the role of the Pan-Armenian games
from the very viewpoint of continuous strengthening of this trinity.

These games are not only a pure sense competitions, but also another
expression of our national solidarity and unity. The victorious
spirit must always be strong in every Armenian and accompany us on
our unbroken way.

Together with teams from different cities of the world about 100
athletes from Artsakh will partake in these games. They worked hard
and are ready to participate worthily and struggle for the prize
places. In Artsakh we will follow with great attention the course of
the games and the participation of our athletes.

I wish success and all the best to all the participants of the 5th
Pan-Armenian games. Let these games give new strength and vigor to
you and become the beginning of greater victories.

Gandzasar, August 2, 2011.

CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC
PRESIDENT

From: A. Papazian

PRIME MINISTER OF ARMENIA PARTICIPATED IN THE OPENING OF RECONSTRUCTED SECTION OF STATE IMPORTANCE HIGHWAY

/ARKA/
August 2, 2011
YEREVAN

Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan and Transport and
Communication Minister Manuk Vardanyan participated in the opening
of 2.5 km reconstructed section of state importance highway
Sevan-Martuni-Getap near the village Lchashen on Saturday.

The road section which was being reconstructed since 2008 was
underflooding in the result of increase of water level of the Lake
Sevan. At present, this road corresponds to the operation norms and
is not dangerous for transportation.

Bank protection measures and land works has been implemented in this
road section. Metallic blocks are constructed along the road and
fixation works of the road bed have been implemented. The level of
the road is higher the sea level by 3.7 meters.

The cost of reconstruction was 968 million drams.

Taking into account the increase of water level, it is envisaged that
the road will serve minimum 10-12 years.

From: A. Papazian

AZERBAIJAN CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE FIRES ON A CONTACT LINE

armradio.am
02.08.2011

As the newspaper writes, president’s speaker of NKR David Babayan
has declared that “Official Baku goes on juggling, accusing Artsakh
of the organization of fires on a contact line”. As he said, the
reasons of occurrence of fires are environmental conditions. As a
result heats the dry grass then fire under the influence of a wind
starts to extend on all territory lights up. “It is the Azerbaijan
party specializes on deliberate kindling of fires. They set fire to
fields and direct fire towards Artsakh. The Karabakh party is ready
to give at any moment proofs of it”, – David Babayan has declared.

From: A. Papazian