11th Temagan Meeting, Sharjah 2005

Azad-Hye, United Arab Emirates
Feb 18 2005

AZAD-HYE (18 February 2005): The overall political situation in the
Gulf Region was this time favorable for the meeting of the Armenian
Prelacy Body (Temagan) of Kuwait and Arabian Gulf Countries. During
the last two years the war in Iraq and the political instability in
the Region had affected the course of these annual meetings, without
causing significant delays or troubles.

The meeting took place in the Sharjah Armenian Community Center from
16-17 February 2005, with the attendance of about 18 delegates,
headed by Archbishop Gorun Babian, who welcomed the delegates and
conveyed to them the blessings of Catholicos Aram I.

The yearly reports of the three local National Administrations (Kuwait,
Abu Dhabi and the Northern Emirates of the UAE) were delivered and
assessed without public audience, in the presence of those who had
originally appointed the members of these bodies.

The Prelacy Body moved ahead to appoint functioning members of
the three National Administrations for a term of two years. Some
old members were reinstalled in their same positions, others were
reshuffled in new positions within the usual frame. Series of
self-appointments also were recorded, with the result that several
individuals assumed duties in both bodies, thus combining legislative
and executing powers.

No press was invited to attend the meeting and no writing whatsoever
is expected to circulate. A lively photo of the participants was
fixed on the announcement board of the Sharjah Armenian Church.