YEREVAN. – Each and every country, when adopting a constitution, shall be guided by its security issues.

Member of the Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia, Kim Balayan, said the abovementioned at a press conference on Monday.

“If we [i.e. Armenia] are making a transition to a parliamentary system of governance, the NA [i.e. the National Assembly] President should be the Commander of the Armed Forces, whereas with the new draft [Constitution], the Armed Forces’ command passes to the [country’s] executive body,” said Balayan. “In-depth [relevant] research should be carried out; [we] need to develop a more flexible mechanism than [what] is introduced in this version.”

Pursuant to the new draft Constitution, the Prime Minister of Armenia will become the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces in time of war.

The new draft Constitution of Armenia has been forwarded to the NA. The respective parliamentary debates are expected to get underway during its first four-day fall session. And as per the NA speaker, the constitutional referendum should be conducted in late fall.

Pursuant to the new draft Constitution, Armenia will make a transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system of governance.