YEREVAN.- Armenian presidential candidates Raffi Hovannisian and Hrant Bagratyan do not hurry to respond to Paruyr Hayrikyan’s call for a single oppositional candidate.  

Spokesperson for Bagratryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am they would comment on the proposal later.

Representative of Raffi Hovannisian headquarters said the candidate is holding “effective and victorious campaign”. At the moment he is in Gegharkunik Region.  

“We will inform Mr. Hovannisian about Hayrikyan’s proposal as soon as he comes back. We will discuss it and give the answer,” Hovsep Kurshudyan said.

Earlier Armenian presidential candidate Hayrikyan – who is recovering at hospital from a gunshot wound after a recent assassination attempt – issued an open letter to fellow contenders, namely, Hrant Bagratyan and Raffi Hovannisian, with a call for a single oppositional candidate.