Raffi Hovhannisian applies to EPP
On the morning of November 8, President of the European People's Party Wilfried Martens officially received leader of Heritage Party Raffi Hovhannisian at the Brussels headquarters of the Party. Hovhannisian and Martens discussed the situation in Armenia and in particular the avenues for conferring EPP observer-member status upon Heritage, which would be dependent upon the decision to be made by the EPP Political Assembly immediately following their meeting.
During the Political Assembly session, held at the European Parliament, Raffi Hovhannisian took the floor to present Heritage's application for membership, outlining the party's ideology, programs and priorities, and vision for Armenia's future.
One of the issues on the agenda of the EPP Political Assembly is the dispatch of a fact-finding mission to Armenia in order to prepare reports on the four applicant parties--Heritage, Republican, Prosperous Armenia, and Country of Laws--which is scheduled to take place later in the month.
