News.am<\/em><\/a>, Pashinyan stated, “We will proceed with the adoption of a new constitution. We are planning to hold a referendum in 2027.”<\/p>\nLast September, Pashinyan indicated Armenia’s readiness to amend the constitution to sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
He noted that this could occur if the Armenian Constitutional Court ruled that the document was inconsistent with the country’s constitution, in which case the constitution would need to be amended.<\/p>\n
The changes to the Armenian constitution, aimed at achieving peace with Azerbaijan, may stem from the constitution’s preamble.<\/p>\n
The preamble refers to the decision on the reunification of Soviet Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, referencing the 1990 Declaration of Independence of Armenia regarding the right of nations to self-determination.<\/p>\n
Since September 2023, this region has been under Baku’s control following a military operation, and ethnic Armenians, who constituted the majority of the region’s inhabitants, have left Karabakh.<\/p>\n
In the interview, Pashinyan also addressed the issue of a resolution with Baku. According to Pashinyan, there is currently an acceptable version of an agreement for both parties.<\/p>\n
Azerbaijan and Armenia have recognized each other’s territorial integrity within the borders of the Soviet republics. The Prime Minister stated that he is ready to sign this document.<\/p>\n
The agreement will be made public once signed.<\/p>\n
Pashinyan said, “The harmonized text of the peace agreement does not contain unilateral obligations for either Azerbaijan or us.”<\/p>\n
Pashinyan mentioned that the peace agreement between Baku and Yerevan consists of 17 articles in total.<\/p>\n
The agreement includes the recognition of the countries’ sovereignty, as well as the determination and demarcation of borders (a process that began approximately a year ago), the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, the abandonment of the deployment of third-country forces along the border, and the mutual withdrawal of lawsuits from international courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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