Raffi Hovhannisyan will hold the next open press-conference today

On March 12 Raffi K. Hovannisian continued his hunger strike at Liberty Square. Armenian Revolutionary Federation–Dashnaktsutyun MP Vahan Hovhannisyan, MP Khosrov Harutyunyan, and other figures visited Hovannisian at the square to convey their support.

In the afternoon, Hovannisian held a press conference. Regarding his foreign policy priorities, Hovannisian stated that he is against integration into the Eurasian Customs Union. “This does not imply that Armenia should not develop relations with Asian countries and the East,” Hovannisian said. “Such relations should be forged over a different path.”

Reflecting on Aram Sargsyan’s proposal—targeted at the opposition groups within the Parliament—to put down their mandates, Hovannisian said that no such necessity will arise if Armenia holds snap parliamentary elections. Asked about the prospect of Serzh Sargsyan visiting him at Liberty Square, Hovannisian declared that he has nothing left to say to Mr. Sargsyan but is willing to “meet and listen to him with respect.”

Meanwhile the Constitutional Court of Armenia continued hearings on the appeal against the official results of Armenia’s February 18 presidential election. The next session will convene tomorrow.

Today Heritage board Vice-President Armen Martirosyan will hold a press conference at noon, and Raffi Hovannisian will hold a press conference at 5 pm.