Armenia`s Constitutional Court Chair: Azerbaijan`s accusations  regarding territorial claims in the Constitution lack substance

ArmInfo. Before being developed as a complete document and adopted through a referendum,  the Constitution of Armenia underwent various international legal examinations, including review by the Venice Commission. This was stated by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Armenia Arman Dilanyan, touching upon Azerbaijan's demands to amend the main law of Armenia and the allegations of territorial claims to other states in it.

Dilanyan expressed confidence that if the Venice Commission, not to  mention other experts who were working on the text of the Armenian  Constitution at that time, had noticed any territorial claims to any  country. they would not have approved it.  "International law obliges  states to respect each other's territorial integrity and the  inviolability of borders.  A state cannot simply decide to create a  legal document that directly encroach on the territorial integrity of  another state, and this is tantamount to a direct encroachment. Even  if you formulate such a requirement, it will be a regulation that  contradicts the international legal order. The claims made by  Azerbaijani officials regarding supposed territorial claims in our  Constitution lack substance. I emphasize that before the Constitution  was put to a referendum, it underwent an examination, including by  international organizations," Dilanyan said in an interview with the  Armenian service of Radio Liberty.