Author: Ekmekjian Janet

ERDOGAN SAYS EP DECISION WON’T HARM TURKEY’S EU PROCESS
NTV MSNBC, Turkey
Sept 29 2005
Ankara never claimed its declaration on not recognising the Greek
Cypriot Administration was a legal document, the Prime Minister said.
Guncelleme: 04:19 ET 29 Eylul 2005 PerºembeABU DHABI – The decision
of the European Parliament to defer the ratification of Turkey’s
extended customs union with the European Union would not have any
impact of the opening of accession negotiations next week.
Responding to the European Parliament’s decision Wednesday to delay
a vote on the amended customs union protocol due to Turkey’s refusal
to recognise the Greek Cypriot state, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said the parliament’s decisions were not binding. “The decision
would not have an impact on our EU process,” he said during a visit
to Saudi Arabia.
Erdogan said that the European Parliament’s vote calling for Turkey’s
recognition of the alleged genocide by the Ottoman Empire against
its Armenian citizens during the First World War was also not binding.
The Turkish Prime Minister said that the EU risked being labelled
a Christian club if it blocked Turkey’s accession. What will the
EU achieve by admitting Turkey? It will become a bridge between the
1.5-billion strong Muslim world and the EU. It will start an alliance
of civilisations,” he said.
Erdogan also slammed a report in the US paper The Washington Times
claiming that he condemned European values and freedoms and was
turning Turkey into a Islamic-fascist state. Erdogan said that no
one could pass such a sentence on a prime minister.
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Agence France Presse — English
September 28, 2005 Wednesday 1:11 PM GMT
Britain warns stalling Turkey’s EU membership bid would be a
‘betrayal’
BRIGHTON, England
It would be “a huge betrayal” if the European Union were suddenly to
slam the door on Turkey’s bid to join the bloc, British Foreign
Secretary Jack Straw said Wednesday.
Straw told the Labour Party’s annual conference in Brighton,
southeast England, that launching accession talks with Turkey next
Monday was one of the “highest priorities” of Britain’s turn at the
rotating EU presidency.
“It would now be a huge betrayal of the hopes and expectations of the
Turkish people and of Prime Minister (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan’s
programme of reform if, at this crucial time, we turned our back on
Turkey,” he said.
Straw will chair an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxembourg next
Monday that is to finalise a negotiating framework, or set of guiding
principles, for the accession talks that would start the same day,
but last many years.
EU leaders gave Turkey a green light at a summit in Brussels last
December for the talks to begin. But strains flared anew after Ankara
reaffirmed last July its refusal to recognize the government of
Cyprus.
Turkey has also come under pressure to recognize what Armenians call
a genocide against their people in the final days of the Ottoman
Empire during World War I — an event that remains highly sensitive
for Turks.
Worries about overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey was a key factor as well
in the stunning rejection of the EU constitution by French voters in
a referendum last May.
Straw said Wednesday: “The decision on Turkey will be made by EU
foreign ministers next Monday, under our presidency… But the test
next week will be of the EU as a whole.”
“Like the United Nations, the EU has to change with a changing
world… Turkey would lose from a ‘no’ decision — but Europe and its
people would lose even more.”
Straw drew a round of applause from Labour delegates when he linked
Turkey’s EU aspirations to the need for the West to engage the Muslim
world, particularly the Middle East.
“Anchor Turkey in the West and we gain a beacon of democracy and
modernity, a country with a Muslim majority, which will be a shining
example across the whole of its neighbouring region,” he said.
Earlier Wednesday in Strasbourg, the European Parliament gave its
cautious backing to next week’s start of talks with Turkey, while
demanding that Ankara recognise Cyprus and the Armenian “genocide”
during the negotiations.
Turkey’s refusal to recognise Cyprus, which joined the EU last year,
has so far proved to be the main stumbling block to the opening of
talks, which could last for 10 to 15 years even if all goes well.
Turkey has steadfastly refused to endorse the internationally
recognised Greek-Cypriot government since Ankara’s troops occupied
the island in 1974 in response to a coup aimed at uniting Cyprus with
Greece.
Speaking to the European Parliament, Britain’s Europe Minister
Douglas Alexander sought to allay fears about the financial burden of
absorbing Turkey, a developing country in relation to the rest of
Europe.
“The negotiations with Turkey will be the most rigorous yet,
reflecting lessons learnt from the previous wave of enlargement. They
are also expected to take many years to conclude,” he said.

A NEW FILM ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AT ‘MOSCOW’ CINEMA
By Tamar Minasian
AZG Armenian Daily #173
28/09/2005
Cinema
On October 16, “Moscow” cinema will show the premiere of “Arakel”,
film director Zohrap Bek-Gasparents told journalists yesterday. The
movie depicts events of 1910-15 in Eastern Armenia. It is a story
of a frustrated love that continues and gains momentum as deported
Armenian workers and intellectuals carry out their exile. “This is
a real story that happened to my grandpa’s brother. On this road it
is love that saves them, love that is peculiar only to Armenians and
their faith in God”, the filmmaker said.
The preparatory works of the film began in December of the last
year. The film was shot in Lori, Gyumri, in the surroundings of
the Lake Sevan and Yerevan. The budget of “Arakel” amounted to
$100.000. The film director thinks that this is a very small sum for
a fiction but it’s more important that one has a wish to shoot. Zohrap
Bek-Gasparents thinks that everybody should work hardly in his sphere
to gradually approach the day of Armenian Genocide’s international
recognition.
The film is currently being translated into Russian, English and
French. The authors of the film will make every effort to show it
in Turkey. They also work to represent the film at international
festivals and have so far made several arrangements.
“We have to go back to our faith. We can only pin our hopes on our
God and us. The Armenians are very forgiving. If someone apologizes
for a crime he committed he is sure to be forgiven. As far as our
neighbor lacks nobility to say sorry, we have to present as many
films and books as needed to make them understand”.

PRESS RELEASE
Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America
138 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-689-7810
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Contact: Iris Papazian
September 26, 2005
Ecumenical Symposium in New York and International Conference
In Massachusetts will Convene During Catholicosal Visit to Eastern Prelacy
NEW YORK, NY-An Ecumenical Symposium and an International Conference are
part of the many events scheduled during the visit of His Holiness Aram I,
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, to the Eastern Prelacy.
His Holiness will arrive in New York City on October 19, beginning the
final segment of his visit to North America, which included visits to Canada
and California. Commemorative events in celebration of the 75th anniversary
of the establishment of the Seminary at Antelias, as well as religious
services and celebratory banquets are scheduled in a number of the cities
the Pontiff will visit.
An Ecumenical Symposium and an International Conference are two special
events that were planned to coincide with the Catholicos’s visit. His
Holiness will attend and participate in both.
Ecumenical Symposium
In conjunction with His Holiness’s visit, a special ecumenical symposium
has been organized on Saturday, October 22, 2005, at The Interchurch Center,
475 Riverside Drive in New York City under the general theme, “Challenges
Facing the Ecumenical Movement in the 21st Century.” The symposium, which
features The Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, Secretary General of the World Council
of Churches (WCC), as the keynote speaker, is jointly sponsored by the
Eastern Prelacy, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA,
and the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Other speakers and participants include the Rev. Dr. Wesley
Granberg-Michaelson, General Secretary of the Reformed Church of America;
The Rev. Dr. Diane Kessler, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council
of Churches; Bishop Thomas Hoyt, President of the National Council of
Churches of Christ in the USA; Rev. Dr. Robert W. Edgar, General Secretary
of the National Council of Churches; Dr. Anthony Kireopoulos, Deputy General
Secretary of the National Council of Churches; The Rev. Deborah DeWinter,
Program Executive for the United States, World Council of Churches; Fr.
Leonid Kishkovsky, Moderator of the U.S. Conference for the World Council of
Churches and Ecumenical Officer, Orthodox Church in America and a
representative from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Archbishop Oshagan, Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy, one of the hosts of the
symposium, will provide the welcome. The Symposium will start with prayers,
in the tradition of the Armenian Apostolic Church and a Meditation by Rev.
Prof. Robert Wright, General Theological Seminary.
Closing reflections will be offered by His Holiness Aram I. Attendance
to the all-day event is by pre-registration only.
International Conference
In celebration of the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian
alphabet, an International Conference will take place October 28 and 29, at
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Conference is sponsored by
the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, and Harvard
University’s Mashtots Chair, Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations, and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Scholars from the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Armenia
will participate in the two-day conference, which will be attended by His
Holiness Aram I, who during the opening session on Friday evening will
address the gathering.
Papers pertinent to the alphabet and its creator will be presented by
the following specialists: James R. Russell, Mashtots Professor of Armenian
Studies, Harvard University, Massachusetts; Robert W. Thomson, Gulbenkian
Professor of Armenian Studies (emeritus), University of Oxford, Great
Britain; Gohar Muradyan, Senior Scholar at the Matenadaran, Yerevan,
Armenia; Abraham Terian, Director of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, New
York; Michael Stone, Professor of Armenian Studies, Hebrew University of
Jerusalem; Karen N. Yuzbashian, Oriental Institute, Russian Academy of
Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia; John Huehnergard, Professor of Semitic
Languages, Harvard University; Prods Oktor Skjaervo, Aga Khan Professor of
Iranian Studies, Harvard University; Lusik Stepanyan, Senior Scholar at the
Matenadaran, Yerevan, Armenia; and Akeksan Hagobyan, Senior Scholar at the
Institute of Oriental Studies in Yerevan, Armenia.
The conference is open to the public. The sessions will take place at
Harvard University’s Center for Government and International Studies.
For information on both the Ecumenical Symposium and the International
Conference contact Iris Papazian at the Prelacy, 212-689-7810.
Ecumenical Leader
Catholicos Aram has been an active participant in the worldwide
Ecumenical Movement since the early days of his ministry, and is today an
internationally recognized and respected religious leader. For the past
fourteen years he has been serving as the Moderator of the Central and
Executive Committees of the WCC.
He became intensely active in inter-church dialogue, relations, and
collaboration in 1972 when he was appointed the Catholicosate’s
representative for ecumenical relations, a post he maintained until 1995
when he was elected Catholicos. Through these years he represented the
Church at major theological and ecumenical conferences, assemblies, and
consultations in different parts of the world.
As a strong supporter of inter-religious relations, dialogue and
cooperation, His Holiness has played a significant part in promoting common
values, mutual understanding and peaceful co-existence among religions.
Pontifical Divine Liturgy in New York
A large number of the faithful, especially from the greater Mid-Atlantic
area, are expected to attend the Pontifical Divine Liturgy on Sunday,
October 23, 1:30 pm, at St. Bartholomew’s Church, one of New York City’s
landmark churches. Parishes in the area are arranging bus transportation.
Contact your local parish for information.
A banquet at The Pierre, Park Avenue at 61st Street, will follow the
Divine Liturgy. Reservations for the banquet ($200 per person) can be made
by contacting Dr. Louiza Kubikian, 516-248-2955 or Sophie Khachatryan,
212-689-7810.
Complete details of the Catholicos’s visit are on the Prelacy’s web page
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REFERENDUM WILL TAKE PLACE DESPITE ANYTHING
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Tomorrow in the Parliament a special session will be convened where
the draft Constitution will be discussed. At present the draft which
is to be presented by third reading is not yet distributed to the
Parliamentary fractions; it will be distributed either tonight or
tomorrow morning.
By the way, it is not yet clear if the special session will be
broadcast live or not. The NA deputy President Tigran Torosyan could
not answer the question, but he reminded that the opposition which has
decided to participate in the session does not have much possibility
as the regime of the third reading does not give much time for speeches
and questions.
Asked if there were enough changes introduced into the draft and if
they can say “Yes” to the draft Tigran T Torosyan naturally enough
said, “Yes, of course”. According to Tigran Torosyan, the editing
works are fulfilled, and the formulations are cleared.
Despite the announcements of other deputy Presidents and Armen
Roustamyan who said that the referendum may be postponed, Tigran
Torosyan said that nothing of the kind will take place.
As for the statement that the society is not ready for the referendum,
Tigran Torosyan disagrees with it, “Whether the society is ready or
not the responsibility falls on political powers. For that purpose
after the third reading we must make all efforts to raise public
awareness about it”.
The whole interview with Tigran Torosyan will be published in the
“Ayb-Fe” weekly.

A LIVELY DISCUSSION ON ARMENIAN ISSUE AT TURKISH WEEKLY
Baris Sanli
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
Sept 22 2005
For those people looking for a lively debate about Armenian Issue,
Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) provided such a medium for it, thanks
to Maral Der OHANNESIAN & Sedat LACINER. After Mrs. OHANNESIAN’s call
for a duel, Sedat Laciner accepted the invitation and the duo started
a lively discussion.
The first and the second part of these letters were published on JTW’s
Comments page. The discussions cover a wide range of topics from the
claims to DNA tests. Mrs. OHANNESIAN will set an example for both
Armenian politicians and people with her courage and her willingness
to discuss this issue. This braveness and firm belief in her version
of the history will help the two nations to better understand what
has happened.
The letters can be accessed from:

ARMENIA DISPATCH: 4 A BIT OF A PRIMER
by Erik Olsen
Gadling: Engaged travel for adventurers
Sept 21 2005
So I left off saying that Armenia is a country that is only beginning
to recognize its promise as a travel destination. My guess is that
many people don’t even know where Armenia is, and so I figured I’d
talk a little bit about the country.
Well, the fact is that Armenia is surrounded by a lot of folks
you probably HAVE heard of. Namely, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan,
and Georgia. And my guess is that with the exception of Turkey,
these countries are also not on the top of your travel list (although
perhaps we should all expand our horizons a bit…I am told that Iran,
for example, is a superb place to see). But Armenia especially deserves
consideration. Why? Because there are some things happening here right
now that are changing the face of the country, and because Armenia has
some unusual characteristics that make it a very appealing destination,
even if you’re just stopping by on the way to some place else.
The first big thing happening is modernization and Westernization. As
a former Soviet republic that only gained independence in 1991,
Armenia has been locked in a post-Soviet stupor that it is only now
emerging from….or so the folks I’ve been talking to tell me. Basic
democratic freedoms that are less vibrant in other countries nearby
are alive and well here. People feel free to speak their minds,
and they are building a culture of tolerance and freedom. People are
building successful businesses, examining their place in the world.
They want to play a larger role, and their culture It is a very
exciting time for Armenia.
Another thing is that Armenians (already very friendly and welcoming)
are particularly fond of Americans. They are a Christian nation
surrounded by Muslim nations. Many people speak English and/or
several other languages. I was out last night with a couple of guys
who between them spoke German, Spanish, French, Armenian, English
(perfectly), Japanese and Italian. The fact is, more Armenians live
outside of Armenia than inside the country. The reasons for this are
several, but include the genocide around the First World War, the
Soviet occupation and to seek a better life in general. Many of these
Diaspora Armenians, as they are called, ended up in the US, mostly
California, and so they are completely versed in American culture.
And now many of these so-called Diaspora Armenians are heading back
here to live and build up the country, to make it a viable Western
democracy, which, although there are some problems (corruption and
so forth) it is doing.
Anyway, I don’t want to speak in such detail about a place I’ve only
been visiting for a short time. What I write here is based partly on
what I’ve read, but also significantly on what I’ve learned in talking
to people on the streets and while hanging out in Yerevan. As I said,
I am impressed and excited for this small country. It is very much
the kind of place that Americans should celebrate and support.
Western-looking, entrepreneurial and enterprising, rich in culture,
friendly and open…I honestly think you should check it out. (and
if any of this seems rambling and nonsensical…forgive me. I was
out until 2 am last night and just woke up)

ARMINFO News Agency
September 21, 2005
THE ARMENIAN SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP, DEDICATED TO ARMEN ERITSIAN, A
FREEDOM-FIGHTER, WILL TAKE PLACE AT LAKE SEVAN
YEREVAN, 21.09.05. ARMINFO. On September 23-25, at lake Sevan
Sailing Championship of Armenia will take place the. The championship
will be dedicated to Armen Eritsian, a freedom-fighter, killed in the
Karabakh War, who was one of the founders of windsurfing in Armenia.
According to the report of Mher Tovmasian, the press-secretary of
Armenian Sailing Sports- Center, the opportunity of having the
championship is owed to Mr. Robert Kocharian, the President of RA,
who devotes much attention to sports in the country. “The competition
is organized to the perpetuate memory of our friend Armen and its aim
is to make surfing popular in Armenia,” said Mr. Tovmasian. He also
said that the organizers intend to re- establish the Armenian Sailing
Federation, that was closed in the early 90’s.
Vice Miss Europe Lusine Tovmasian will visit the participants.
Everyone who wants to take part in the competition, can take a free
bus that leave for Sevan on September 23, 6:00 P.M. from Yerevan,
Isahakian str. 28.

The Standard (St. Catharines, Ontario)
September 21, 2005 Wednesday
Final Edition
EU’s door still open for Turkey: Close vote in German election could
prevent de-facto veto of Ankara’s membership application
by Gwynne Dyer, Special to The Standard
The near-tie in the German election, in which Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder came from 13 percentage points behind conservative
challenger Angela Merkel in late August to less than one point behind
her by the Sept. 18 vote, has thrown German politics into turmoil,
but one thing is clear. The door through which Turkey hopes to enter
the European Union, which Merkel had promised to slam shut, is still
open. The entry negotiations begin Oct. 3 and Turkey is still a
candidate for full membership.
Merkel launched a high-profile campaign last month to block Turkey’s
entry, sending letters to EU leaders in other countries asking them
to offer Turkey not full membership but only “privileged
partnership.” “We are firmly convinced,” she wrote, “that Turkey’s
membership would overtax the EU economically and socially and
endanger the process of European integration.” In other words, Turks
are poor (though she did not object to other candidates like Bulgaria
and Romania that are not significantly richer), they’re Muslim, and
there are far too many of them.
It was a cynical appeal to the anti-Turkish and anti-Muslim
prejudices of German voters who are already uncomfortable with the
growing diversity of their county (about three per cent of Germany’s
80 million people are of Turkish origin), and fear a further influx
of immigrants if Turkey joins the EU. It was also bit late in the day
to raise such objections, since Turkey has been a recognized
candidate for full EU membership for the past six years. But if
Angela Merkel had become the leader of a strong majority government
in Germany, the biggest country in the EU, the Turks would have been
betrayed and rejected once again.
Turkey has tied itself into knots in order to meet the EU’s standards
for membership, and that has been a good thing for the Turks, who now
live in a far more just, equal and democratic country than they did a
decade ago. But they do feel that they have kept their side of the
bargain, and only six months ago, all three of the most powerful EU
countries, Germany, France and Britain, firmly backed Turkey’s
membership.
But then came the French and Dutch votes last May and June that
rejected the proposed new EU constitution and the whole scene turned
sour.
France wavered first, with new prime minister Dominique de Villepin
pandering to anti-Muslim sentiments in France by sounding very cool
about the prospects for Turkish membership. Then Angela Merkel in
Germany went further, advocating only “privileged partnership” for
Turkey — and though Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder still backed
Turkey’s membership, her election victory seemed so certain that
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul felt compelled to warn that
“should (the EU) place anything short of full membership (on the
table), or any new conditions, we will walk away. And this time it
will be for good.” Only Britain still backed Turkey unequivocally.
To make matters worse, Turkey announced that while it would sign a
customs deal opening up trade with all 25 EU members, it would still
not recognize the government of the Republic of Cyprus, one of the 10
countries that joined the EU in May, 2004. French president Jacques
Chirac promptly tried to turn that declaration into a proof of
Turkish bad faith, insisting that it “poses political and legal
problems and is not in the spirit expected of a candidate to the
Union.”
In fact, it was quite reasonable, since Cyprus has been divided since
a Greek-Cypriot coup in 1974 that aimed to unite the island with
Greece triggered a Turkish invasion to protect the Turkish-speaking
minority. The government of the “Republic of Cyprus” rules only the
Greek-speaking part of the island. Last year, both the
Turkish-Cypriots and Turkey itself supported a United Nations plan to
reunite Cyprus while the Greek-Cypriots rejected it, so Abdullah Gul
felt fully justified in refusing to recognize the current government
in Nicosia as the sole representative of all Cypriots — but he did
promise “to establish relations with the new partnership government
that will emerge following a comprehensive settlement on Cyprus.”
Even the start of Turkey’s membership talks early next month was
looking in doubt. Cheat the Turks on that and they would surely walk
away, abandoning the vision of a broader Europe that rises above the
old mutual fear and suspicion between Christians and Muslims, and
also ending all hope that countries east of Turkey, like Georgia and
Armenia, might one day qualify for EU membership. The situation
looked pretty grim — and then Angela Merkel stumbled.
She may yet end up as chancellor of Germany at the head of some
awkward three-party coalition — the outcome may not be known for a
month or more — but it would not be the kind of strong, cohesive
government that could impose a de-facto German veto on Turkish
membership of the EU. And it could even be the Comeback Kid himself,
Gerhard Schroeder, a strong supporter of Turkey, who forms the next
German government.
As for Cyprus, EU ambassadors agreed in Brussels last Monday that
while Ankara must eventually recognize the government of Cyprus, that
can happen at any point in the entry negotiations, which are expected
to last up to 10 years. That leaves plenty of time for a settlement
that includes Turkish-Cypriots, too, so Ankara will go along with it.
One more crisis has been surmounted and the talks will begin Oct. 3
as planned.
Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles
are published in 45 countries.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
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PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Contact: Talin Gregorian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
ANCA-WR WRAPS UP LOCAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America-Western
Region (ANCA-WR) recently wrapped up its Annual Summer Internship
Program, which took place at the regional offices in Glendale, CA.
The internship program is an opportunity for Armenian American youth
to gain the experience of grassroots community outreach by working on
a variety of issues of concern to Armenian American communities such
as increasing Armenian American political activism at the local level
and developing economic links between California and the Republic of
Armenia.
`This internship allows us to further advance our grassroots efforts
in the Armenian American communities. Having the opportunity to help
the youth perfect its grassroots and advocacy skills will ensure that
the Armenian Cause will continue to advance,’ said ANCA-WR Board
member Leonard Manoukian.
This year’s interns were chosen from a large pool of young Armenian
American community-leaders and activists. Through the extensive
application process completed by the ANCA-WR Executive Board, Kaiane
Habeshian and Shant Krikorian were selected for the six-week program.
Kaiane Habeshian, a resident of Waltham, MA, is in her second year at
Brandeis University in Massachusetts where she plans on double
majoring in Biology and Spanish. For the past three years, Kaiane has
been a copyeditor for The Armenian Weekly. She is also currently
playing a key role in establishing an Armenian Student Association at
her university.
Shant Krikorian who is a resident of Glendale, CA is in his first year
at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He has grown up as
an active member of the Armenian American community, having been a
Patrol Leader in the Homenetmen Glendale `Ararat’ Chapter’s Scouting
Division. He was also most recently a board member of the
Transnational Council of the European Union Center of California.
The ANCA is the largest and most influential Armenian American
grassroots political organization. Working in coordination with a
network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the United
States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA
actively advances the concerns of the Armenian-American community on a
broad range of issues.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress