LEADERS OF “HERITAGE” ARMENIAN PARTY DISCUSS DOMESTIC, REGIONAL ISSUES WITH EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS
03.07.2007,
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Members of the parliament group of “Heritage” Armenian opposition party discussed domestic and regional issues with the delegation of Ambassadors of EU member-countries.
YEREVAN, July 2. /ARKA/. Members of the parliament group of “Heritage” Armenian opposition party discussed domestic and regional issues with the delegation of Ambassadors of EU member-countries.
The delegation of European Ambassadors consisted of Wendellin Heitmeyer (Austria), Bruno Genne (France), Eberhard Koelsch (Germany), Peteris Elfertz (Latvia), Stelian Stoyan (Romania), Alexander Alekseev (Russia) and Per Sjorgen (Sweden).
The participants addressed issues of Armenia’s democratic development, settlements of the conflicts in the Caucasus and Europe, as well as regional and geopolitical security challenges.
In presenting the opinion of “Heritage” on the issues, the leader of the parliament group of the party Raffi Hovhannisian expressed regrets that despite the current practice and Armenia’s commitments members of “Heritage” and other opposition parties were not involved in the Armenian delegation to participate in the summer session of PACE in Strasbourg.
In the Armenian parliament election on May 12 “Heritage” party gained seven seats in the new parliament. “Orintats Erkir” opposition party received 9 parliamentary mandates.
“Heritage” is a party of national-liberal trend founded in 2002 by the first Armenian Foreign Minister Raffi Hovhannisian. The party has close ties with the Armenian community of USA and image of West-oriented party.
Members of the party number 5,000 people currently. N.V. –0--
The delegation of European Ambassadors consisted of Wendellin Heitmeyer (Austria), Bruno Genne (France), Eberhard Koelsch (Germany), Peteris Elfertz (Latvia), Stelian Stoyan (Romania), Alexander Alekseev (Russia) and Per Sjorgen (Sweden).
The participants addressed issues of Armenia’s democratic development, settlements of the conflicts in the Caucasus and Europe, as well as regional and geopolitical security challenges.
In presenting the opinion of “Heritage” on the issues, the leader of the parliament group of the party Raffi Hovhannisian expressed regrets that despite the current practice and Armenia’s commitments members of “Heritage” and other opposition parties were not involved in the Armenian delegation to participate in the summer session of PACE in Strasbourg.
In the Armenian parliament election on May 12 “Heritage” party gained seven seats in the new parliament. “Orintats Erkir” opposition party received 9 parliamentary mandates.
“Heritage” is a party of national-liberal trend founded in 2002 by the first Armenian Foreign Minister Raffi Hovhannisian. The party has close ties with the Armenian community of USA and image of West-oriented party.
Members of the party number 5,000 people currently. N.V. –0--
