Heritage party leader Raffi K. Hovannisian met Friday, Dec 14, with a delegation led by U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state Thomas Melia to discuss Armenia's democratic challenges during the election period as well as the country’s foreign policy priorities.

In a separate encounter, Hovannisian met and discussed a similar agenda with Foreign Ministers Carl Bildt of Sweden, Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland and Nikolay Mladenov of Bulgaria.