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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Monday that the government plans to publish the draft of a new Constitution in November.
“We will publish the draft of the new Constitution, public discussions will begin, proposals will be submitted and discussed. This will continue until we are convinced that the draft of the new Constitution has been sufficiently discussed among the public, after which we will organize another discussion of the draft,” Pashinyan told lawmakers at a joint session of parliamentary committees discussing the draft 2027 state budget.
The Prime Minister said that one of the government’s most important upcoming objectives is the signing and ratification of the peace agreement already initialed by Armenia and Azerbaijan. In this context, the opposition has raised the question of whether the adoption of a new Constitution will guarantee the signing of that agreement and comprehensive peace.
“Our efforts in the coming period will be directed precisely toward obtaining answers to these questions. If Armenia’s ruling majority gives a clear affirmative answer to this question that has been raised and provides convincing answers to the questions arising from it, allow me to express my conviction that if we proceed with the process of adopting a new Constitution under these conditions of affirmative answers, the overwhelming majority of citizens of the Republic of Armenia will go to the polling stations and vote in favor of the new Constitution. If we have affirmative answers and the parliamentary opposition expresses its opposition, that will mean that the opposition is opposing peace with Azerbaijan. In that case, public pressure on the opposition will undoubtedly build, and I believe that Armenia’s ruling majority should lead that pressure,” the Prime Minister said.
Armenia and Azerbaijan initialed a peace agreement on August 8, 2025. Azerbaijan is making amendments to Armenia’s Constitution a precondition for finally signing the peace agreement, claiming that it contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan makes this claim by referring to the reference to Armenia’s Declaration of Independence in the preamble to the Armenian Constitution.
The Armenian side has repeatedly stated that Armenia’s Constitution contains no territorial claims against any country, including Azerbaijan.
Armenia’s leadership has stated that it is ready to sign the peace agreement with Azerbaijan at any time.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has also previously stated that the draft of Armenia’s new Constitution should not contain a reference to the Declaration of Independence and that the constitutional reforms are entirely a domestic matter.