The amendment of the Constitution of Armenia should not be carried out at the request of Azerbaijan, and the signing of the peace agreement should exclude the imposition of new conditions by Baku. Narek Karapetyan, head of the opposition “Strong Armenia” faction of the National Assembly, announced this in a briefing with journalists on November 9, criticizing the foreign policy of the authorities and the peace process with Azerbaijan.
“We are deceiving our people if we allow our enemy to write our constitution,” Karapetyan stated. According to his belief, the amendment of the Constitution should be the result of the internal agreement of the Armenian society, and not the fulfillment of the demand of the head of the neighboring state.
According to the opposition figure, the meetings with the citizens showed that a significant part of the society is not aware of the ongoing processes surrounding the constitutional amendments and Azerbaijan’s position on them. Karapetyan explained the information campaigns launched by the opposition forces with this circumstance. He emphasized that it is important for the opposition to get public support, while promising to use the opportunities at their disposal in the parliament.
Karapetyan also stated that in the current political polarization, society is not ready for a general agreement on the new Constitution. “The constitution must be accepted by everyone,” he said, stressing that the right to determine the content of the country’s fundamental law belongs to the citizens of Armenia.
Referring to the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process, the leader of the opposition faction reminded that the signed peace agreement did not stipulate a demand to change the Constitution of Armenia. According to his assessment, Yerevan should strive to sign the agreement without new concessions, while receiving guarantees that Baku will not make additional demands in the future.
According to Karapetyan, in order to achieve stable peace, it is also necessary to restore the balance of regional forces and ensure the involvement of several international guarantors. “More than one guarantor is needed,” he stated, asserting that Armenia’s security should not depend solely on the position of one state.
He also strongly criticized the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan led by the “Civil Agreement” party, holding the authorities responsible for the wars and military defeats of recent years. Karapetyan demanded to publish the report of the parliamentary investigative commission that studied the circumstances of the 44-day war and did not rule out conducting a new investigation.
Let’s remind that the text of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan was initialed on August 8, 2025 in Washington, but the document has not been signed yet. Azerbaijan considers the amendment of the Constitution of Armenia to be one of the prerequisites for its signing, claiming that there are territorial claims against Azerbaijan in it. The government of Armenia, denying these claims, at the same time believes that the text of the new Constitution should not contain a reference to the Declaration of Independence, which is the demand of the Azerbaijani side.
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