U.S. Congressman inspired by new generation of American Armenians 

ArmInfo. The youth educational programs of the Armenian- American Committee "Leo Sargsyan" and 

"Maral Melkonyan-Avetisyan" held meetings with more than 400 US Congressional staff for two days, informing them about Armenian issues. This is stated in a message from the central office of the Hay Dat party of the ARF.

The focus of this propaganda campaign was to present the problem of 

Armenian prisoners being illegally detained and tortured by 

Azerbaijan. The youth put on shirts with photographs of the military- 

political leadership of Artsakh, illegally detained in prisons by 

Azerbaijan, thereby drawing attention to the issue of the release of 

twenty-three prisoners. The young people called on US lawmakers to 

take immediate action to ensure the immediate release of Armenian 

prisoners and to hold Azerbaijan accountable for war crimes.

Then they defiantly lined up in front of the participants of the 

briefing organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy, reminding them of 

Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian aggression. The young people had posters 

with photographs of Armenian hostages. The briefing was coordinated 

by Ezra Friedlander, a US- registered "foreign agent" of the 

Azerbaijani government who, according to the US Department of 

Justice, receives $500,000 a year to promote pro-Azerbaijani policies 

in Congress.

After meeting with the youth, Congressman Brad Sherman wrote on his X 

microblog: "I am inspired by meeting with a new generation of 

American Armenians who defend the justice of Artsakh and the need for 

the release of Armenian prisoners illegally held by Azerbaijan. Among 

these prisoners of war is David Babayan, whom I met in my office a 

year before his illegal abduction by Azerbaijan."

The Hay Dat youth delegation called on members of Congress to 

immediately discuss and pass a number of important bills aimed at 

holding Azerbaijan accountable and facilitating the release of 

Armenian hostages.