Armenia must maintain good relations with the U.S. but must not do it at expense of relations with other states, specifically with Russia, Ara Abrahamyan, the President of the Union of Armenians of Russia and World Armenian Congress, told reporters in Yerevan today.

He remarked that the Armenian organizations in the United States do not lobby Armenia's interests properly. "I anchor hopes with formation of the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs," he said.

Abrahamyan also informed that the UAR and WAC proposed to address the International Court for recognition of the Armenian Genocide. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is considering the issue," he said.