Azerbaijan’s demand is interference in Armenia’s internal sovereignty – Alexander Tolmachev

 
Speaking with Alpha News, lawyer Alexander Tolmachev commented on the statement of the press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry that the Armenian Constitution contains nothing that can be interpreted as territorial claims against other countries.

“When one of the parties tries to make changes to the political system of another country by force, persuasion, or sanctions, including, among other things, changes to the Constitution, this is, of course, interference in internal affairs, in internal sovereignty. Of course, no one will allow this, and even international law prohibits this. In this case, if Azerbaijan demands that Armenia make changes to the Constitution because it suspects that the Constitution allegedly allows interference in the territorial affairs of Azerbaijan, then this requires a joint agreement from the Armenian side, the Azerbaijani side, and a third party that will be the guarantor.

It does not matter whether it will be Russia, the United States, Turkey, or Iran. But this is impossible. Therefore, this is, to say the least, just propaganda,” Tolmachev said.

According to the expert, Azerbaijan’s demand is an interference in the country’s internal sovereignty.

“I believe the Azerbaijani side looks at the situation in the Armenian constitution from the point of view of ordinary law. Armenia’s response should be, in my opinion, legal and very simple—that ‘in accordance with our Constitution, we do not lay claim to foreign territories, so leave us alone.’ The Constitutional Court of Armenia has already said that it has nothing to do with this. Now the Armenian side, represented by either the Prime Minister or the Foreign Minister, must write an official note, pass it on through the Ambassador to Baku, and say that it has a written right in the form of the Constitution, which does not envisage entry into other territories,” Tolmachev concluded.