Political Scientist: Declaration of Independence cannot be removed  from Armenian Constitution

ArmInfo.The Declaration of Independence in the preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia cannot be changed under any circumstances. This was stated by political scientist Stepan Hasan-Jalalyan, responding to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement that the new constitution  should not contain any reference to the Declaration of Independence.

The expert's statement, received by ArmInfo, recalls that the  Armenian prime minister, who recognized the Republic of Artsakh as  part of the genocidal, artificial entity called "Azerbaijan," stated  at a briefing on March 12, 2026, that the new Constitution of Armenia  should not contain any reference to the Declaration of Independence.  "The Declaration of Independence of Armenia states: "The Supreme  Council of the Armenian SSR, realizing the right of peoples to free  self-determination on the basis of the joint decision of the Supreme  Council of the Armenian SSR and the National Council of  Nagorno-Karabakh of December 1, 1989 "On the reunification of the  Armenian SSR and Nagorno-Karabakh":. announces the beginning of the  process of creating an independent state:. "The Republic of Armenia  supports the cause of international recognition of the Armenian  Genocide in Ottoman Turkey and Western Armenia in 1915,"  Hasan-Jalalyan recalled.

He noted that it is precisely these allegations that are causing  concern among the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem. However, according to  Jalalyan, the preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia  is not subject to change. He recalled that the Constitutional Court  of the Republic of Armenia, in its decision of April 29, 2021,  confirmed that the preamble is an immutable provision of the  Constitution. "Therefore, the reference to the Declaration of  Independence in the preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of  Armenia cannot be changed under any circumstances," the political  scientist concluded.

On March 12, 2026, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated  that the preamble to the new Constitution of Armenia should not  include a reference to the Declaration of Independence. He explained  his position primarily by the fact that "the current Declaration of  Independence is built on the logic of conflict."

It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan has been demanding the exclusion of  the Declaration of Independence from the preamble for several years.  The Declaration of Independence of the Armenian Constitution.   Moreover, this is one of Baku's conditions for Yerevan to sign a  peace treaty. Independent experts are inclined to believe that the  Armenian authorities, by initiating constitutional changes, are  fulfilling yet another of Baku's demands.