Heritage Holds Sixth Party Convention

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10 July 2010

HERITAGE HOLDS SIXTH PARTY CONVENTION

Adopts `Frontline’ Resolution, Elects New Board, Raffi Hovannisian
Chairman

Yerevan–The Heritage Party convened its extraordinary congress here
today. This sixth convention heard and accepted the reports of the
opposition party’s executive board and parliamentary faction.

The 350 delegates unanimously adopted the convention’s declaration
entitled `Heritage’s Frontline: A Resolution for Armenia and the
Armenian People.’

The congress also elected a new executive board consisting of computer
scientist Sargis Apikyan; engineer Susanna Barkhudaryan; policy
analyst and former deputy minister of social welfare Karine Hakobyan;
political scientist and former Armenian consul general in
St. Petersburg Ruben Hakobyan; economist Artem Hovhannisyan;
pedagogical university professor Vardges Margaryan; journalist and
editor Hrachya Lazarian; lawyer Davit Sanasaryan; Armenian language
and literature teacher Anahit Uzunyan; and Heritage founder and former
foreign minister Raffi K. Hovannisian. Stepan Safaryan, head of
Heritage’s parliamentary group, joins the board ex officio.

Upon completion of the congress, the newly elected board held its
first meeting, electing Raffi Hovannisian chairman, Ruben Hakobyan
vice chairman, and Karine Hakobyan secretary.

From: A. Papazian

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