Azeri president Ilham Aliyev signed a “historic” law regarding Nakhichevan, Azerbaijani media reports.

According to reports, it is about the law “On Approving Amendments to the Constitution of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan”.

Before the implementation of these changes, it was stated in the preamble of the “constitution” of Nakhichevan that “the foundations of the region’s autonomy were laid by international treaties: the Treaty of Moscow of March 16, 1921 and the Treaty of Kars of October 13, 1921.”

Those agreements confirmed that Nakhichevan is a part of Azerbaijan, and its territorial borders were specified.

In the new edition, it is emphasized that Nakhichevan is an “inseparable part” of Azerbaijan.

Thus, “references to international agreements” are removed from the “constitution” of Nakhichevan.

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