Yerevan—Heritage Party leader Raffi K. Hovannisian met at the German Embassy today with Ms. Cornelia Pieper, the Federal Republic's State Minister for Foreign Affairs. As informs Heritage Campaign Headquarters, conferring at the invitation of German Ambassador Hans-Jochen Schmidt, they addressed Armenia's democratic challenges, European aspirations, and broader geopolitical developments. “A complete European understanding?and in view of its own history, a German grasp?of Armenia’s domestic imperatives and foreign policy priorities is vital for both us and Europe,” Hovannisian said. “We look forward to continuing this critical discourse into the future.”

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