Minister of Youth and Culture from the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Narine Aghabalyan addressed the celebration and highlighted some of the most pressing issues facing the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic today.

Narine Aghabalyan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s innovative Minister of Youth and Culture, is coming to Capitol Hill to join with legislators, civic leaders, and community organizers in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Artsakh freedom movement.

Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) today commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Azerbaijani pogroms against the Armenian population of the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait, and condemned the ongoing atmosphere of violence and intimidation being fostered by the government of President Ilham Aliyev, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has called upon President Obama’s National Security Staff to first investigate and publicly assure the integrity of the White House’s “We the People” petition system against foreign manipulation, before answering Baku-initiated petitions attacking Armenia and Artsakh.

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has formally asked the White House for information about the types of safeguards that the Administration has put in place to protect its popular “We the People” on-line petition system against foreign attempts at fraudulent manipulation of American civil society discourse.

In response to a direct inquiry by Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI), President Obama’s nominee to serve as Secretary of Defense, former Senator Chuck Hagel, called for the expansion of U.S.-Armenia defense relations, reported the Armenian National Committee of America

Armenian American public policy professionals and friends of Armenia will join, on Wednesday, February 6th, with representatives of the Department of State and the Armenian Embassy at an Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) roundtable discussion about efforts to expand U.S.-Armenia bilateral trade and investment.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) questioned Secretary of State-designate John Kerry on a range of Armenian American concerns – from U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide to our nation’s efforts to address ongoing Azerbaijani threats against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh – during the confirmation process for President Obama’s nominee for this top diplomatic post, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.

The Armenian National Committee of America on Friday in its congratulations message on the occasion of Barack Obama’s second inauguration, called upon the President to “reset” his relationship with Armenian Americans with a pre-April 24th policy-level meeting with the community’s broad-based leadership.

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) team was up on Capitol Hill today to welcome the over 90 newly elected members of the U.S. Senate and House, as Congress kicked off its 113th Session.

Despite the best efforts of Ankara’s allies in Washington during the final hours of the Congressional session, the U.S. Senate refused to act Wednesday on a free give-away of advanced American naval vessels to Turkey.

The Armenian National Committee of America said it was “troubled” by President Obama’s potential defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel’s position on the Armenian Genocide, reported commentarymagazine.com.

President Obama on Friday nominated long-time Armenian American issues supporter, Senator John Kerry (D-MA), as his next Secretary of State, with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) widely considered to take his place as the next Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reported the Armenian National Committee of America

Congressional Program Reaffirms American Support for Nagorno Karabakh
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. legislators joined this evening on Capitol Hill with the Nagorno Karabakh Republic’s Foreign Minister, Karen Mirzoyan, in a spirited, standing-room-only celebration of Artsakh’s independence and democratic development.
“We were pleased to join this evening with so many friends of freedom – in Congress, among our [...]