Former Armenian President Has Cancer Surgery

Former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrossian has undergone surgery for intestinal cancer in the United States.

Ter-Petrossian's office said the surgery took place at Glendale Memorial Hospital in California on January 15.

According to his office, Ter-Petrossian was discharged from the medical institution on January 24 and is currently recuperating in the United States.

Ter-Petrossian, 71, was Armenia's first president from 1991-1998.

Ter-Petrossian led the opposition Armenian National Congress party after unsuccessfully running for president in 2008.

He declined to run again in the 2013 presidential poll, citing his age.

With reporting by Armenianow.am