YEREVAN. – At the initiative of Armenia’s opposition Heritage Party Chairman Raffi Hovannisian—who is declared runner-up to the winner, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan, as a result of the presidential election on February 18, but who claims to be the real winner in the vote—a talk was held Saturday, at the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Central Office, with PAP Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan, the PAP press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.  

Initially, a private closed talk was held and, subsequently, it was agreed to continue the meeting with an extended format. 

From Heritage, National Assembly (NA) Heritage Faction leader Ruben Hakobyan and the party’s spokesperson Hovsep Khurshudyan attended the talk and, from the NA PAP Faction, the latter’s Secretary Naira Zohrabyan, and MPs Vahe Hovhannisyan and Vartan Oskanian took part in the discussion.  

The closed meeting was held for about three hours and, afterward, the parties refrained from providing any details of the matters that were discussed.