If Armenian Constitution remains unchanged, new government may cancel Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal, says Aliyev’s envoy

If the Armenian Constitution remains unchanged, the new government may cancel the agreement because it contradicts the country’s law, Elchin Amirbekov, Aliyev’s senior envoy for special assignments, told RFE/RL.

According to him, “territorial claims against Azerbaijan that are embedded in the current Armenian Constitution continue to remain the main obstacle to further progress in the peace process.”

“It’s not about doing it under pressure from Azerbaijan, but it’s about you answering one question: Do you want peace or do you want a possibility for a new confrontation with Azerbaijan? If they put it that way, I think a majority of Armenian people who would participate in that plebiscite or referendum, I’m sure that they would support peace,” Amirbekov said.

He said that Azerbaijan discussed this issue with Pashinyan.

“He claims that this is a complicated process, and the draft constitution may not be ready until 2027. Is the international community ready to wait that long for the signing of a peace treaty? However, it is evident that there is no need to rush and sign a piece of paper, which can be nullified by a new government,” Aliyev’s envoy said.