Gyumri Mayor Samvel Balasanyan has condemned yesterday’s attempted assassination of presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikian and says it will be used by “known foreign powers” against Armenia, in an attempt to besmirch the presidential election process now taking place.

Balasanyan says that yesterday’s shooting was not only directed against Hayrikian but also against the sovereignty of Armenia.

The mayor of Armenia’s second largest city wished Hayrikian a speedy recovery.

Gyumri Mayor Samvel Balasanyan has condemned yesterday’s attempted assassination of presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikian and says it will be used by “known foreign powers” against Armenia, in an attempt to besmirch the presidential election process now taking place.

Balasanyan says that yesterday’s shooting was not only directed against Hayrikian but also against the sovereignty of Armenia.

The mayor of Armenia’s second largest city wished Hayrikian a speedy recovery.