Armenia's new draft Constitution, which will not include a reference to the Declaration of Independence, is expected to be presented to the public next week, Armenia's "Zhoghovurd" newspaper reports, citing the results of discussions held at a closed-door meeting of the ruling party.
According to the publication, discussions are ongoing within the ruling Civil Contract party regarding several provisions of the new draft Constitution. One of the issues under discussion is the introduction of a jury system in the country.
The newspaper writes that this initiative has caused disagreements within the ruling team, and the majority of participants at a closed-door meeting of the party's board stated that introducing such a system in a country like Armenia, where social ties are close, could create serious problems.
According to the publication's claims, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan disagreed with this approach. Referring to the fact that former President Robert Kocharyan and Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan had been imprisoned precisely at the demand of the people, he stated that a jury system already effectively exists in the country and that it simply needs to be formalized on an institutional basis.
Note that Armenia's Declaration of Independence contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The Declaration of Independence, which is referenced in the preamble to the Constitution, includes a provision on the necessity of uniting the former Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Azerbaijan objects to this and has put forward amendments to Armenia's Constitution as a condition for signing a peace agreement with Armenia.
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