YEREVAN. – Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s press secretary Armen Arzumanyan reacted to the declaration by presidential contender, opposition Heritage Party Chairman and former FM, Raffi Hovannisian, who had proposed to Sargsyan to meet with him.    

“All international observation missions recorded that the 2013 presidential election [that was conducted on Monday, February 18] was the best ever in the 21-year history of the Republic of Armenia. Against this backdrop, Mr. Hovannisian’s statements cause bewilderment, at the very least.  

As for the proposal to meet, the president of the republic has always been willing to meet with all political forces and their leaders. The president stands ready to receive Mr. Hovannisian now, as well, at any convenient time for him,” Arzumanyan told Panorama.am.

To note, Raffi Hovannisian on Tuesday made a proposal to meet with Serzh Sargsyan, no later than Wednesday at 5pm, to discuss the matter of transferring power over to Hovannisian because, as per the presidential contender, “the [Armenian] people have celebrated their triumph on February 18, with a ratio of 80 to 20 [percent].”