The U.S. Department for Justice published a report on the activities of formally registered lobbying organizations. According to the report, the Department of Justice has officially registered the Representation of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic lobbying organization. At that the American sources remark it doesn't mean official recognition of Karabakh independence by the United States, since organization by any name can be registered in the U.S. The lobbying activities in the U.S. are regulated by the law and they are considered to be the forth power, since their aim is to exert influence of the U.S. policy, reported RFE/RL.