ANCA responds to Arsen Torosyan`s accusations 

ArmInfo. The only threat to Armenian national sovereignty is the current government, which recognizes only defeat, capitulation and shame on the world stage.  This is how Gev Iskajyan, a public relations officer at the  Washington office of Hay Dat, responded to the statement by Arsen  Torosyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the ruling Civil  Contract faction, that the Armenian National Committee of America  (ANCA) serves Russian, not Armenian, interests.

"Arsen, while your ambassador to the US was taking selfies and  focusing on photo opportunities, our staff worked tirelessly day and  night to free our prisoners of war, something many in your party are  afraid to even talk about.

When your government was withdrawing war crimes cases against  Azerbaijan from international courts, we were working to impose  sanctions against Azerbaijan in the United States, Canada, Europe,  Australia, South America and around the world," Iskajyan noted.

The ANCA representative went on to note that "when your Prime  Minister insisted that Artsakh be part of Azerbaijan, I was in  Stepanakert speaking on behalf of Hay Dat with our people, enduring  265 days of blockade and war."

"Right now, your leader bows to Erdogan and declares that recognition  of the Armenian Genocide is not a priority. The recognition achieved  through decades of work by Hay Dat chapters around the world has led  to recognition of the Genocide in over 34 countries and all 50 US  states. The only threat to our national sovereignty is your  government, which recognizes only defeat, capitulation and shame on  the world stage," Iskajian concluded.

Earlier, Torosyan wrote on his Twitter microblog (X) that the goal of  the Hay Dat Committee of America is to reduce Armenia's sovereignty.  "The committee, based in the District of Columbia, lobbies for  Moscow's interests. All this is done under the guise of patriotism,  nationalism, the preservation of Armenian values, and so on," he  wrote.