The text of the draft of the new constitution of Armenia was ready back in March; its discussion and publication were simply postponed in order to further improve the document, Armenian Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan told reporters on Tuesday.

Galyan noted that the text of the draft of the new constitution of Armenia will remain a draft even after its publication, and urged Armenian citizens to approach it critically and present their observations. This will ultimately enable getting a consensus version to be obtained, which the Armenian authorities will submit to a referendum.

According to the minister, it will not be possible to complete the broad public discussions on the text of the draft of the new constitution of Armenia by the end of the year. Galyan informed that more than 95 percent of the text has already been discussed in the Constitutional Reform Council of Armenia. The minister believes that the council will have time to convene one more meeting before the publication of the text of the draft of the new constitution of Armenia.

"When the text of the draft of the constitution is published, those who wish will be able to familiarize themselves with it. But the most important [thing] is that the people of Armenia become familiar with it and form their own opinion on it," said the minister of justice.