RA Deputy Health Minister Hayk Gharbinyan today visited presidential candidate Andreas Ghoukasyan and called on him to end his twenty day hunger strike.

Gharbinyan asked about the candidate’s health and warned him of the health risks associated with going without food for a prolonged period.

The deputy minister told Ghoukasyan that the health services of the ministry were at his disposal if and when the need arose.

Currently, Ghoukasyan’s health is being monitored on a daily basis by medical staff.