Armenia needs new Constitution that to make Armenia more viable in  new geopolitical conditions:  Pashinyan

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that Armenia needs a new Constitution. He stated  on January 19 at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia while discussing the department's 2023 activity report at the Ministry of Justice.  The press service of the Prime Minister informs that before the discussion, the Prime Minister made two emphases, one of which is the involvement of the Ministry of Justice in the work of  the border commission with Azerbaijan.

"It is obvious that we live in a world that is changing at a very  high speed and in unpredictable directions, and it is very important  to finally answer the following question: what is our vision and  formula for ensuring the security of the Republic of Armenia? We have  had many discussions on this issue in various formats, and my  conclusion is that the cornerstone of ensuring the security of the  Republic of Armenia is legitimacy," he noted.

According to him, the government sets the task of creating and  developing a legal, democratic state on the internationally  recognized territory of the Republic of Armenia. "And this should be  the strategic perception of the future of our country," he pointed  out.

"The question arises, what is the territory of the Republic of  Armenia? Actually, I want to emphasize once again that we do not need  to look for an answer to this question, but simply take an already  existing answer from the shelves and put it on the table: < >: At the  same time, I connect the legality of our actions and positions on the  conceptual level and condition it within the framework of the logic  of the concept "the motherland is the state" concept.

Referring to the next point of emphasis, Prime Minister Pashinyan  noted: "The world is changing, and our region will inevitably change  as well, and the Republic of Armenia will change as well. This change  can be viewed in different ways. But no matter how we feel about  evolution, it happens. Therefore, our position and approach should  not be to stop this evolution, this in itself is illogical, because  by stopping the evolution, we will come to degradation, but to manage  it in accordance with the state interests of Armenia," said  Pashinyan.

In this regard, the Prime Minister believes that the Republic of  Armenia needs a new Constitution, not constitutional changes, but a  new Constitution. At the same time, according to him, there is no  need to change the model of public administration. "Taking into  account our democratic aspirations and strategies, the parliamentary  model of governance is the most suitable for the Republic of  Armenia," he said, clarifying that in political terms a completely  different task is being set.  Firstly, Pashinyan notes, the Republic  of Armenia must have a Constitution adopted by the people of the  Republic of Armenia based on the results of voting, <which will not  raise doubts>. <This is also an important emphasis related to  legitimacy. Secondly, we must have a Constitution that will make the  Republic of Armenia more competitive and viable in new geopolitical  and regional conditions," he pointed out.