Justice minister: Draft of Armenia’s new constitution completed

Armenian Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan announced on March 16 that the text of a proposed new Constitution, intended to replace the current one via referendum, is complete and will be reviewed by the ruling Civil Contract party’s board and parliamentary faction.

Galyan made the announcement during the first session of the Ministry of Justice’s public council, Caliber.Az reports via Armenian media.

“The Constitutional Reform Council is working very actively. We hold meetings every week, and the text is ready, as I promised. However, I don’t have any news about its publication yet, because it has been decided to also discuss the text within the Civil Contract party board and parliamentary faction. After that, a decision will be made regarding its publication,” the minister said.

She added that while the conceptual provisions of the draft new Constitution had been developed earlier, the text itself was drafted based on those provisions.

By Sabina Mammadli