A candidate in Armenia’s presidential elections, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian met with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Armenia and Armenian representations of international organizations.

At the meeting, Hovannisian briefed those present on his approach to peculiarities of the electoral campaign and his stance on Armenia’s foreign policy. The parties further stressed the importance of holding polls in accordance with international standards.

The meeting was followed by the candidate’s visit to the city of Ashtarak and adjacent villages. “We’ve entered the second stage of the electoral campaign. A meeting with voters in Yerevan and Armenian provinces made me see change in people’s mood. People are waking up from coma and, for the first time in 20 years, seem ready to assume responsibility for changing the situation in the country,” Hovannisian said.