Yerevan—The Heritage Party held its 14th national convention here today.

Attended by 120 delegates from across the Republic, the Congress considered past developments in Armenia, Artsakh and the region; addressed the challenges of the day; approved amendments to the party bylaws; elected its new leadership; and adopted a resolution on the political situation and the upcoming parliamentary elections.

"We gather today at this most critical juncture in modern Armenian history, a crossroads between capitulation and rejuvenation, subjugation and sovereignty, fatalism and the constitutional exercise of civil and national rights," said Raffi K. Hovannisian, Heritage's founding chairman and Armenia's first minister of foreign affairs.

Upon full debate and deliberation, the convention delegates elected educator Andranik Grigoryan as party chairman and passed a Resolution outlining Heritage's positions on key national priorities and the legislative polls slated for June 7.

Elected as executive board members were Tatevik Ghamaghelyan (Yerevan), Hasmik Petrosyan (Gyumri), Stepan Vardanyan (Gyumri), Vahagn Bayramyan (Yerevan), Vanik Alexanyan (Yerevan), Gagik Margaryan (Armavir), David Grigoryan (Yerevan), and Raffi Hovannisian.