The head of the Armenian Ministry of Justice: The draft of the new Constitution currently contains a reference to the AAC

ArmInfo. The draft of the new Constitution of Armenia currently includes a mention of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC). This was announced by Armenian Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan in the Armenian parliament on September 16.

According to her, the final text of the new Constitution of Armenia is planned to be published by the end of the year after its discussion. Regarding the possibility of involving the opposition in the drafting of the new Constitution, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Justice noted that they are ready to hold discussions even before its publication. "Even before the publication of the text, we are open and ready to discuss the provisions that have already been discussed or will be discussed by the Constitutional Reform Council of Armenia. Since the opposition has seats on this Council, I would also like to note that after the publication of the text, we will begin public communication and its dissemination. We intend to gather the opinions of all interested bodies and individuals in order to discuss them further and understand which parts of the text will be changed or, conversely, left unchanged," the minister noted.

Galyan also clarified that the text, which will be published by the end of the year, is not final, but is a draft that will go through the appropriate stages of discussion. "The mention of the Armenian Apostolic Church is currently included in the draft of the new Constitution of Armenia. And I want to note that this is a draft that cannot and should not be hidden from the public. No one sought this. Some conspiratorial, artificial theories have arisen around the text, and an attempt was made to present them to our public. But I say that even with the greatest desire, it is impossible to adopt a new Constitution without the people. The people make the decision. Therefore, he should be familiar with its text," Galyan concluded.

As a reminder, on February 4, Galyan announced that the new text of the Armenian Constitution could be ready in March 2026. Subsequently, in March, a draft of the new Armenian Constitution was leaked online. The published text tramples on the fundamental values of the Armenian people—history, the institution of the family, ties to the Diaspora, and the priority of being an Armenian in Armenia—and makes no mention of the Declaration of Independence. Reacting to this, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Justice assured that this text has nothing in common with the present.

It should be added that, since the occupation of Artsakh, demands have frequently been voiced from Baku to amend the Armenian Constitution because it allegedly contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is putting forward this demand as one of the preconditions for signing a peace agreement with Armenia.