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    GIBRAHAYER BURY FAMILY OF AIR TRAGEDY
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    Gibrahayer. Nicosia 30 August 2005. The Armenian community of Cyprus
    bid a final farewell to four victims of the air tragedy of August 14
    on Saturday 27 August 2005. Hagop and Hilda Tutundjian and their two
    sons Ara (16) and Baret (12) were buried in a family grave in the new
    Armenian Cemetery. The funeral ceremony of the Tutundjian family,
    which took place at Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church last Saturday was a
    shocking experience. It was an early goodbye of a family that lived
    amongst us. In the biggest tragedy after the Turkish invasion the
    participation of our community in the common losses of our homeland was
    again proportionately far bigger than our numbers. The community was
    dumbfounded and the collective trauma of its new loss will perhaps stay
    with us every day of our life. The funeral procession was concluded
    with the words of Archbishop Hergelian, former Nareg School Principal
    Vartan Tashdjian and Hagop Tutundjian's former AYMA football club's
    team-mate, Director of Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos's Office,
    Marios Garoyian. However, words are so inadequate at times like this.

    The coffins lay side by side unable to respond to the thousands of
    "whys" that echoed endlessly with the sobbing mourners, bringing
    comfort to no one. All we could do was cry. Throughout Saturday I
    thought of multiple coffin processions. The first one was in 1983 when
    the Lisbon boys were being buried amid almost "joyful" celebrations
    and machine-gun fire in Beirut. In 1991 we escorted the first four
    freedom fighters of Gedashen in a public funeral at Opera Square in
    Yerevan, that resembled more like a demonstration of hope, commitment
    and victory. Then too, all we could do was cry... but we were not sad.

    Mourning the victims of an accident or air crash as this one, is
    empty in meaning. Unlike the deaths of martyrs of a national cause,
    it is much more difficult to overcome. For the family, friends
    and the Armenian community of Cyprus that loved the Tutundjians,
    it probably will be IMPOSSIBLE to overcome. There is however an
    important deed we can all engage into. The Tutundjian family have
    created the Tutundjian Fund that will be assisting community students
    in their quest for better education. Perhaps we can take comfort in
    their loss by knowing that their memories will be best cherished by
    contributing to the Tutundjian Fund. In these times that we all feel
    helpless, perhaps we can best ease the pain of losing our loved ones
    by helping surviving students in the land of the living. After all,
    both Hagop and Hilda were committed in the cause of better education
    of the young generation of our community in the Melkonian Alumni,
    Nareg Committee and Sunday School. May they rest in peace.

    PARIS AND BERLIN DENT TURKEY'S EU HOPES By George Parker in Brussels,
    Bertrand Benoit in Berlin and John Thornhill in Paris. August 26,
    2005 Turkey's hopes for a smooth start to European Union membership
    talks on October 3 were Friday shaken by separate warning shots from
    France and Germany. Jacques Chirac, France's president, on Friday
    appeared to throw up a new hurdle to the start of talks, suggesting
    that Turkey needed to recognise Cyprus. Meanwhile Angela Merkel,
    the German conservative leader widely expected to become chancellor
    in next month's elections, repeated her demand that Turkey could
    settle for a "privileged partnership" short of full membership. The
    prospect of Ms Merkel and Mr Chirac placing obstacles in the path
    of the Turks would be a huge setback for Ankara but would be in tune
    with public opinion in Germany and France, where opposition to Turkish
    membership is strong. It would also be a headache for Tony Blair, UK
    prime minister, holder of the rotating EU presidency, who insists the
    talks must start on schedule on October 3. British officials noted with
    concern Mr Chirac's criticisms of Turkey on Friday. Until now he has
    been one of the few French politicians backing Ankara's membership bid.

    Mr Chirac's spokesman said Turkey's refusal to recognise the state of
    Cyprus "poses political and legal problems and is not in the spirit
    expected of a candidate to the union". The comments echo those of
    Dominique de Villepin, France's prime minister, who said it was
    "inconceivable" the EU would open accession talks with Turkey if
    it did not recognise another EU member state. Both London and the
    European Commission stressed yesterday that Turkish recognition of
    Cyprus was not one of the conditions laid down to Ankara for the
    start of talks at an EU summit in June. If France insists that
    Turkey backs down and Ankara refuses, Paris could theoretically
    veto the adoption of the negotiating framework needed to start
    talks. "We don't know where Chirac is going on this," admitted one
    British official. Turkey has made its own position more difficult by
    issuing a declaration confirming its refusal to recognise the Cyprus
    government and calling for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus
    dispute. Ms Merkel reiterated her opposition to Turkish membership
    when she called on EU leaders to include a "privileged partnership"
    a beefed-up trade agreement as an alternative goal in their accession
    talks with Turkey. In a letter addressed to 10 conservative heads of
    government, Ms Merkel called for a modification of the Commission's
    proposed framework for the talks, which spells out full membership
    as the only goal. Ms Merkel, who opinion polls suggest will succeed
    Gerhard Schroder as chancellor at next month's election, is seeking to
    influence a meeting of Europe's foreign ministers convened to discuss
    Turkey's bid next Thursday in south Wales. The European Commission
    says the prospect of membership talks failing they could last a decade
    or more is already countenanced in a draft negotiating statement saying
    the talks are "open-ended" and not certain to succeed. "We are pretty
    sure the voice of reason will prevail at the end and that we will be
    able to get through this difficult period," a Turkish official said.

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    TIME'S CHIEF EDITOR CLAIMS MAGAZINE WAS DUPED BY TURKS

    August 23, 2005. The June 6, 2005 issue of the European edition of
    TIME magazine included a DVD as a paid ad. The DVD had a 70-minute
    segment that completely denied and distorted the facts of the Armenian
    Genocide. In the same issue, along with the DVD, TIME ran a four-page
    ad, placed by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce, promoting tourism
    in Turkey. In an earlier column, I pointed out that the 70-minute
    "documentary" was hidden behind several other segments on the DVD all
    of which dealt with tourism. This revisionist DVD created a worldwide
    uproar against TIME for acting as a conduit for Turkish distortions.

    In response to complaints from many readers, TIME printed in the
    June 20, 2005 issue of its European edition the following letter:
    "I was rather disappointed to see a DVD in your magazine [June 6]
    accompanying a Turkish ad that portrayed Armenians as terrorists
    and the Armenian genocide as a myth. TIME has a good reputation for
    unbiased reporting. The DVD is an insult to all Armenians across
    the world." The letter was signed by Gagik Mikaelian, Chicago, Ill.

    The editors of TIME added the following note to that letter: "TIME
    is an independent newsmagazine and does not endorse the views of
    any organization or government. We regret any offense caused by
    the advertisements." Given the gravity of the offense committed
    by TIME, this brief letter and the briefer response fell far short
    of what is expected, particularly in view of the fact that TIME¹s
    European edition had violated anti-racism and genocide denial laws
    of several European countries, besides offending the sensibilities
    of its readers. Simon Maghakyan of Colorado was so offended with
    TIME's denialist DVD that he sent a letter of complaint to Norman
    Pearlstine, the Editor-in-Chief of TIME, Inc. After receiving no
    answer to his several letters, Mr. Maghakyan fired off an angry
    e-mail to Mr. Pearlstine, making a parallel between the sending of
    the Turkish DVD to distributing Nazi propaganda. That e-mail got
    Mr. Pearlstine's attention. He sent the following reply, making this
    interesting and important revelation: "We have, of course, apologized
    in the magazine for accepting a DVD whose contents were different from
    what we had been led to believe they would be." Regardless of whether
    the Editor-in-Chief of TIME is being honest in his assertion that the
    magazine's executives were misled by Turks, such an admission opens the
    door for Armenians to ask that TIME now redress the damage it caused
    by disseminating the Turkish DVD to 500,000 subscribers in more than
    a dozen European countries. In an earlier column, I suggested that
    TIME take the following 6 steps to make up for its grave error:

    1) Publish a real apology for disseminating this fraudulent DVD 2)
    Issue a formal memo to all its divisions around the world not to accept
    this DVD as an insert (the Ankara Chamber of Commerce has announced its
    intention to place the same DVD in TIME¹s Asian and Pacific editions)
    3) Issue a written warning to all its advertising executives not to
    accept any more ads from Turkish entities that deny the Armenian
    Genocide (just as they would not run an ad that denies the Jewish
    Holocaust and glorifies Hitler; the New York Times recently rejected
    an ad from Turkish organizations denying the Armenian Genocide) 4)
    Destroy the extra 116,000 copies of this DVD that are still in TIME's
    possession 5) Agree to insert and disseminate free of charge a DVD,
    prepared by a reputable research institute, on the Armenian Genocide 6)
    Donate the payment it received from the Turkish Chamber of Commerce
    for this ad to an Armenian charity

    After admitting that TIME magazine ran an ad that it shouldn't
    have, Mr. Pearlstine must now meet with Armenian community leaders
    to discuss the next steps in order to avoid a costly and embarrassing
    lawsuit in several European countries and a loss of subscribers as
    well as advertisers in the U.S. and other parts of the world!

    By Harut Sassounian; publisher, The California Courrier

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    or email [email protected] YOUR EMAILS Dear Simon, It is
    with deep sorrow that we learned of the death of our dear friend
    Rev.Vazken Sandrouni. As a popular clergyman who served the Armenian
    community for so many decades he will be remembered for his devotion,
    his incredible love to his people and his faith to God. His dedication
    and love will remain as an inspiration in the lives of all those
    who knew him and respected him. On behalf of the Sinanian family
    please accept our heartfelt condolences to your beloved community.

    Vartkes Sinanian - Montrose, California.

    We overseas Armenian Cypriots will not be able to attend the funeral
    procession of dear departed Hagop, Hilda, Ara & Baret. Nevertheless, we
    pay our sincerest respects by remembering them in our hearts, for they
    are still with us in spirit and live in our childhood memories. Due
    to the extend of the tragedy we send our deepest condolences to the
    bereaved Costanian & Tutundjian families via your newsletter. May they
    now find peace. Ben & Karin, Vartan & Raffi, TAMIZIAN. Leicester -
    England

    "I heard the terrible news about the loss of my classmate Hilda and
    her family. I still cannot believe it!!. My heart goes out to their
    relatives left behind. I met Hilda in 1975 when I moved to Cyprus
    from the United States. She was always kind and never had a bad word
    to say about anyone. She was a gentle person. After our graduation,
    we all parted ways. I returned to the United States but thought of
    her often. I never met her husband and children but I am sure they
    were wonderful people. This is not only a great loss to the Armenian
    community but to all of us as well. Our class will have a void now, it
    will not be the same. May we all find peace in knowing that Hilda and
    her family are in a better place now. A place where there is no pain or
    suffering. Hilda, my friend, you gave us great memories and you
    will be
    greatly missed." Love, Fay Kassapis Mili - Michigan USA

    Dear Simon, I will like to express my condolences to the family of
    Hagop, Hilda, Ara & Baret Tutundjian. May they all rest in peace. We
    will offer a Mass this Sunday 21 August for them. Family Papazian-
    Chile-South America

    To Hilda and her family, There are no words to express the sorrow
    Your classmate Andry Achilleos - Virginia,USA

    SIRELI SIMON, STEPAN SHAHOUMIAN HARACHATIMAKAN SHARJOUMI YEV IM
    KOGME KOUZEM GIBRAHAYER TERTIN MITCHTSAV HAYTNEL MER XOR VRTOVOUME
    MER SIRELI HAGOP , HILDA , ARA , YEV BARET TUTUNDJIANNEROU ANJAMANAG
    MAHVAN KABAKTSOUTIAMP . AYS CHAPAZANTS TXOUR BATAHARIN HAMAR KE
    HAYNENK NAEV MER SRTAKIN TSAVAKTSOUTIOUNNERE TUTUNJIAN YEV COSTANIAN
    ENTANIKNEROUN POLOR ANTAMNEROUN IRENTS MAXTELOV HAMPEROUTIOUN YEV
    YERGNAIN MXITAROUTIOYN. HAGOP , HILDA , ARA YEV BARET TUTUNJIANEROUN
    HISHATAKE MISHT VAR PITI MNA MER SIRTEROUN MECH. I TIMATS STEPAN
    SHAHOUMIAN HARACHATIMAKAN SHARJOUMI VARCHOUTIAN SARKIS DEMIRDJIAN

    >>From the pages of _www.savemelkonian.org_
    (http://www.savemelkonian.org)

    Memorial Service for Tutundjian family Earlier this week a memorial
    service was held at the Armenian Church in Nicosia for Hagop Tutunjian
    and his family who so tragically perished in the Helios air crash
    in Greece last week. A very large part of the Armenian community
    was there to pay their respects. Hagop was for years a member of
    the Melkonian Alumni, a tireless worker for the school. His son
    was a student there. At the memorial service there was no official
    representative of the school. Have they no shame?

    Sireli Simon, Still I can't believe the tragic event of losing so
    many friends especially that of Tutundjian family. How can we forget
    Hagop - our brave Goalkeeper (Trnaban) during AYMA's golden days....

    May God rest their innocent souls in his eternal and divine peace.

    Our deepest condolences to the Cypriot Government and the Armenian
    community of Cyprus. Sincerely. Shoghig & Leon Agopian - Beirut,
    Lebanon

    Dear Cypriot Armenians, Please allow me to present all of you my
    deepest condolences for the death of our Derhayr Vazgen. I know that
    you all knew him well, and knew how long he has served the Cypriot
    Armenian community. May his soul rest in peace Vram R. Nalbandian
    Lagos - Nigeria

    To the Kouyoumdjian family, Alex was my neighbor for fifteen years,
    and I always knew him the courageous and optimistic and also realistic
    person. I will miss him very much. My deepest condolences to all the
    family and may The Lord give you patience and strength to overcome this
    loss, and may He also rest his soul near to Him Vram R. Nalbandian -
    Lagos - Nigeria

    To the Tutundjian Family, I wish to convey my and my families deepest
    condolences to the Tutundjian and Costanian families. May they rest
    in peace. Sirov - Mihran Keheyian and Family. - London

    My Dear Simon, I knew Hagop personally and I could not believe it
    when my wife shocked me with the sad news. I will not describe now
    what kind of thoughts I had in that moment, but all I can say is that
    The Lord must have a very good reason to make us suffer and take
    such a loss. My deepest condolences to all the Tutunjian family &
    friends, and may their gentle souls rest in peace. Best Regards -
    Vram R. Nalbandian - Lagos Nigeria

    Simon, We just returned from our family vacations in Syria. I kept
    track of the news over there, and since I wasn't in Cyprus physically
    at the time, I'd like to extend our condolences to Albert & the
    rest of the Tutundjian family, as well as Mr&Mrs Vartkes & Lily
    Gostanian and Seta, for the loss of Hagop, Hilda and their two sons.

    I'm sure that their decades' long presence and voluntary service to
    our Community and Church will be long remembered. I'd also like to
    extend condolences to our community and Darakdjian, Megerditchian &
    Tahmazian families for the passing away of Der Vazken. Hours before I
    boarded my plane to Syria on Friday the 12th, Der Momig and I prayed
    at Der Vazken's death bed. Der Vazken had been our pastor for five
    decades. He baptised most of the present day Armenian Community, taught
    us to be Christians, led us in our weekly Church Services, conducted
    us in the Church Choir, and blessed our Marriage vows. I'm sure every
    one of us has sweet memories from Der Vazken and we all pray that the
    Creator he so diligently served will accept his soul in the ranks of
    the Righteous. I also convey my condolences to Sirvart Kouyoumdjian,
    Rose-Mary & Bedros Jamgotchian & family, as well as our Mukhtar, Vahe,
    on the loss of their beloved husband, father & brother Alex. He will
    always be remembered for his hundreds and hundreds of pamphlets, which
    served as an information source in our Community long before computers,
    the internet and Gibrahayer were around. May God rest their souls.

    Antranik & Aline Ashdjian & family

    SDHP Condolences to our Community and Family Members. Click here to
    read it

    FROM THE PAGES OF HAYEM.ORG

    For the last 15 days I have been trying to put my thoughts on paper
    and write a few words about Hagop, Hilda Tutundjian and their two
    children Ara and Baret who perished in the worst airline tragedy in
    Cyprus history, but I just couldn't do it. Maybe because I could
    not accept his lose, and putting it on paper would have confirmed
    what I didn't want to believe. I have known Hagop for more than 35
    years and I will continue to cherish his family's friendship in my
    memories. I have nothing else to say, in such a tragic situation,
    words are useless. Useless are also bulletins sent by Armenian
    Political Parties. Yesterday I got an email from SDHP (An Armenian
    Social Democratic Party) with an attachment announcing the Parties
    condolences. I don't know what their intention was, but I see it
    as exploitation of this tragic event. They could have passed their
    condolences silently as everybody else, or maybe because they are a
    Political Party (and as every political party they consider themselves
    important) they could have done it with a paid advertisement in the
    local newspapers and not through a mailing list, to which I never
    subscribed. Nazaret Armenagian - Limassol

    To Hilda and her family "May God rest your souls, you will always be
    in our hearts" - Your classmate Ani Darakdjian - Nicosia

    This is to convey our heartfelt condolences to our friend and colleague
    Alber Tutunjian and his entire family on the tragic loss of his beloved
    brother and family. May God bless their innocent souls and give the
    Tutunjians and their extended family the patience to endure this
    very much untimely loss. Asdvadz hokinin lusavore. With heartfelt
    sympathies - Daniel and Anahid Janoyan

    Please extend my condolences to the Tutundjian and Costanian families,
    very tragic and so sad to hear the entire family had perished on
    the Helios plane. I cannot imagine what their families are going
    through or the Armenian community in Cyprus, all I can say is my God
    Bless all of you and give you all strength to go on, unfortunately,
    some things do not have an explanation in life and this is one!

    Ani Sinanian and family - USA

    "Hilda mou, na eine elafri to choma pou tha skepasi esena kai tin
    oikogenia sou" your classmate Skevi Havadja

    Hello Simon, With a heavy heart I have been reading the heartfelt
    condolences from all over the world...We would like to express
    our shock and sadness for the untimely passing of the Tutundjian
    family. May their souls rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are
    with their relatives. Sincerely - Varto,Yola Papasian, and family -
    Vancouver, Canada

    "Hilda mou, Den vriskoumen ta katallila logia na ekfrasoume tin
    lipi mas gia ton xafniko kai adiko xamo esena kai tis agapimenis sou
    oikogenias. Parameni mono na sas efchithoumen kalo taxidi". From her
    classmates Eleni Timotheou and Alexandra Poulitta. FROM THE PAGES OF
    WWW.SAVEMELKONIAN.ORG .. the school will now only function as a "Hotel"
    for the students, who . will be bussed to the local American Academy
    for their lessons and will only use the Melkonian as somewhere to live.

    No doubt some form of limited Armenian language and cultural tuition
    will be
    available.

    After all who needs to be taught our language and culture?

    Look at how Armenian Louise Simon is, with her lack of fluency
    in Armenian language, ignorance of Armenian customs and culture.

    Is she not the head of the AGBU, that august body dedicated
    to preserving the Armenian culture in the Diaspora? All you
    need is a few millions from daddy and a bunch of subservient
    poodles as co directors and you are an "azkayin parerar".

    more at: http://www.savemelkonian.org/Diary/index%20Diary.htm
    ARTSAGANG You can read the Armenian community's 20- page monthly
    Armenian publication in front of your computer in pdf format at:
    http://emedia.com.cy/inc/Artsagang_2005-07-08.pdf

    ARMENIA - BORROWING INTO POVERTY

    By Ardavast Avakian - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.

    Economic genocide has been committed against Hayastan since the
    declaration of its sovereignty from the Soviet system. The application
    of the International Financial Institutions (IFI) structural adjustment
    programs that have been put in place favor the internationalism of
    macro-economic policy under the direct control of the International
    Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. At no time in history has the
    "free" market played such an important role in shaping the destiny
    of a supposed "sovereign" nation.

    Since the early 1980s the "macro-economic stabilization" and
    "structural adjustment" programs imposed by the IMF and the World
    Bank on developing countries (as a condition for the renegotiation
    of their external debt) had led to the impoverishment of hundreds of
    millions of people. Contrary to the spirit
    of the Bretton Woods Agreement which was predicated on "economic
    reconstruction" and the stability of major world exchange rates,
    the structural adjustment program has contributed largely to
    destabilizing national currencies and ruining the economies of
    developing countries. Its social impact has been devastating.

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    "Towards the Light of Knowledge." His Holiness represents hundreds of
    thousands of Armenian American Christians whose ancestors made Armenia
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    in 301 AD. â~@¢On Sunday, 14 August 2005, at the morning Feast of
    the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God, His Beatitude Mesrob II,
    Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and All Turkey, presided over the
    celebrations in the Holy Mother of God Patriarchal Church, celebrated
    the Divine Liturgy, delivered the homily and blessed the grapes. For
    the same religious feast, on the same day, at the Armenian Church of
    St. Gregory the Illuminator on Kinali Island, Father Tatul Anusyan,
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    a company official said on Thursday. "We have already transferred
    $1.5 million for a 51 percent stake and will pay off the rest within
    two years," Ashot Boghossian, the head of the Global Gold office in
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    to Glasgow Rangers 0-2 (aggregate 1-4) in a sensational bid to make
    it to the Champions League, during which they eliminated Turkish
    titans TrabzonSpor. In UEFA, APOEL Nicosia eliminated Mackabi Tel
    Aviv after drawing away 2-2 (aggregate 3-2). OMONIA lost a golden
    opportunity for moving to the next round of UEFA against Dynamo
    Bucharest. While having secured the needed 2-0 in Nicosia (first
    match 1-3) they conceded a goal in the second half.

    ARMENIAN MUSIC By Arek Dakessian in Beirut This section is dedicated to
    bringing Armenian Music closer to us, shedding light on the Armenian
    music scene, its history and how all this has affected the Armenian
    Question.

    The last decade of the golden age of rock, the second half of the
    nineties was the half in which Rock started to take a fall. However
    in Armenia, this wasn't the case. Bands like "Ro De U" rocked on,
    new bands like "Dumbarton Oaks" turned up on stage with a style very
    similar to that of "Jethro Tull"/"Yes"... The fall of
    the iron curtain paved the way for English to turn up on stage. Rarely
    did
    we understand what we were singing but some bands did learn it all
    alone, and ended up writing songs in English and performing them on
    stage. All this started when Ian Gillian had his tour in the former
    USSR Republics. Gillian apparently loved Armenia which was in the
    spotlight of the rock world for a few years. Gillian summoned some
    of his fellow rockers and we wound up with "The Earthquake Album",
    Ian Gillian and Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Rush were
    all in the recording studio for this one. The ninetees were also
    the birth years for our current stars, Aramo and co... The only
    decade which can't be described in just one issue. Hundreds of bands
    came alive, and for the first time in quite some time, they lasted
    for a while! During the same time Roupen releases a new album for
    "Zeroits Harouyr Daregan". Costs around forty dollars. He also had a
    small book of lyrics and drawings with the cd, another booklet of the
    sheet music and a poster. Roupen also performs some songs with other
    artists. There is Baroque music in this one and it's an innovation,
    some songs like "Im Pokrik Navag" are performed in different ways,
    others like "Glorig Glorig ay Lorig" are wonderfully sang with another
    musician... Roupen's back!

    Dear readers,

    During Gibrahayer's two week break, sad stories of death overtook
    us. An Armenian family, an Armenian Reverend, a prominent figure in
    the Gibrahay community, and for the "icing" on the cake, one of the
    biggest Estrada singers of our time, Bella Tarpinian passed away.

    May they all rest in peace. A special edition on Bella Tarpinian
    will follow this month.... g i b r a h a y c a l e n d a r

    â~@¢CANCELLED The Varich Marmin of the Armenian Youth Federation of
    ARF Dashnaktsioutiun announces that due to the tragic airline crash
    that took the lives of 117 of our fellow citizens as well as four of
    our fellow community members, Hagop, Hilda, Ara and Baret, the annual
    Panagoum of the AYF - scheduled to take place at the Camp site of
    The Archbishopric of Morphou in Kalopanayiotis - has been cancelled.

    Varich Marmin of The Armenian Youth Federation Tuesday 16 August,
    2005 â~@¢AYF weekly meetings continue every Monday at AYMA at 8:00
    pm â~@¢ Badanegan meetings - for children from 7- 12 years old -
    have begun. They take place every Saturday at 4:00 pm at AYMA.

    â~@¢Armenian Radio Hour on The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation via
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