Accusations against ANCA might be initiated by Turkish lobbyFebruary 24, 2009 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Accusations against the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) are purely political ARF Dashnaktsutyun Bureau's Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office Director said."The ANCA is registered as a public non-profit organization. It's not a charity organization, as it is inferred from the of CREW incriminations. ANCA is not registered as a lobbyist organization either in the House of Representatives or Senate," Kiro Manoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "These accusations might be initiated by the Turkish lobby. Should there be any financial violations, the American Government would have noticed them," he emphasized. "The accusations are much too serious. Discredit is thrown upon the voices of 15 senators, 211 congressmen and U.S. President Barack Obama," Manoyan said. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington asked Wednesday federal agencies to investigate the Armenian National Committee of America for alleged campaign-finance and lobbying violations. In a seven-page complaint, the CREW asserts that the Armenian-American group failed to register either as a domestic lobbying group or as a foreign agent despite its political work and its close ties to an Armenian political party. "We're not saying they should be out of business," said Melanie Sloan, a former federal prosecutor who's now the head of the private Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. "We're saying there are laws and they should be following them." Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |