YEREVAN.- U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern visited former presidential candidate Raffi Hovnnisian who is holding a hunger strike in Liberty Square.

Deputy Chairman of Heritage party Armen Martirosyan confirmed the reports for Armenian News-NEWS.am, telling that it was a public meeting.

Martirosyan was not aware of the details.  

Armenia's opposition Heritage Party Chairman, former FM Raffi Hovannisian was declared runner-up to the winner, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan, as a result of the February 18 presidential election. However, he claimed to be the real winner in the vote and declared a hunger strike on March 10 at capital city Yerevan’s Liberty Square.