Friday, January 26 2024 12:15

ArmInfo.The constitutional revolution is approaching Armenia, as the head of the current  administration and his team have already openly stated. This is stated in a statement by the Hayakve Initiative (Armenian vote).

According to the source, under the guise of constitutional reforms,  an attempt is being made to eliminate independent Armenian statehood,  turning it into a semi-state entity dependent on Turkey and  Azerbaijan.  "The purpose of the adoption of the   is the actual abolition of the Declaration of Independence of  Armenia, which defines the national goals of the Armenians, namely:  the construction of a powerful national state, international  recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, the  reunification of Armenia and Artsakh. The representatives of the  current administration themselves admitted that they are doing all  this under the compulsion of Baku and Ankara. In fact, on the direct  instructions of our enemies, they want to establish unconstitutional  rules by the hands of the people, which will put an end to the  existence of independent Armenian statehood," the statement  emphasizes.

Its authors note that this monstrous action is an attempt to deprive  Armenians of their historical rights, cultural and historical  heritage, to destroy the memory and dignity of the Armenian people.  "We, the participants and supporters of the Hayakve Initiative, have  consistently fought to ensure that the national goals set out in the  Declaration of Independence of Armenia become a reality, and now we  take on the decisive responsibility in the fight against this  anti-national and anti-state phenomenon and destructive process. We  call on all national forces and citizens concerned about the fate of  the Motherland to join this fight and prevent the collapse of the  independent Armenian statehood," said the statement, which was also  signed by the 5165 National Conservative Movement Party, the Union of  Karabakh War Veterans public organization  and others.

On January 19, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced  the need to adopt a new Constitution. "The Republic of Armenia needs  a new Constitution. Not constitutional changes, but a new  Constitution. We must have a Constitution that will make the republic  more competitive and more viable in new geopolitical and regional  conditions," Pashinyan said.

Commenting on this statement, RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in  an interview with the RFE/RL's Armenian service  said that Azerbaijan  considers the reference in the Constitution of the republic to the  Declaration of Independence, which mentions Nagorno-Karabakh,  problematic. "They raised this issue, they said that, yes, this is a  problem, they presented legal problems, and accordingly, we, in our  turn, considered their formulations to be problematic," Mirzoyan  said. At the same time, he stated that Baku did not put forward  demands on the issue of the Constitution of Armenia in the draft  peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "There is no  provision on the Constitution of Armenia in the draft peace  agreement. Yes, the parties see each other's legal problems in the  general peace process and give explanations. There will be more such  discussions. As for our Constitution, in addition to solving internal  issues, it has a broader scope significance and can influence  regional relations and relations between Armenia and the world. But  there are no requirements or text regarding part of the Constitution  in the draft peace agreement," the head of the Armenian Foreign  Ministry noted.

In turn, back in 2021, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced  the need to rewrite the Constitution of Armenia. In an interview with  the Turkish Anadolu Agency, as he said "the text of the Basic Law of  the neighboring country "contains references to territorial claims"  to Baku and Ankara." "Let Armenia correctly perceive the newly formed  reality, take steps in accordance with this reality, look at the map  and find itself there, if, of course, it can," Aliyev said.