Difference between the leaders of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) and the Heritage Party

Heritage Party founder and leader Raffi Hovhanissian visited the Freedom Square yesterday. First he spoke with the citizens that have been on a 24-hour rally for five days already, then he approached Levon Ter-Petrossian, the ANC leader and the first president of Armenia. They talked in private for almost 15 minutes. Hovhanissian called his move a “polite” one and, responding to the question of Radio Liberty about the purpose of his visit, he said, “This square belongs to every one of us. When I was on a hunger strike here for 15 days, it was not my square, it belonged to everyone. That’s why I came here to speak with my compatriots and support them.” We would like to remind you that when R. Hovhanissian was on a hunger strike in the Freedom Square, ANC leader, holding a rally in the square, did not approach Hovhanissian to support him.