STEPANAKERT. - The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) President Bako Sahakyan on Monday met with members of the Commission on the Constitutional Reforms under the NKR President. Issues related to the concept paper of the constitutional reforms were on the agenda of the meeting.

In his speech, Bako Sahakyan stressed that the constitutional reforms are aimed at widening and strengthening the protection of human rights and freedoms, improving judicial power and local self-governmental systems, as well as consistent development of the direct democracy institute.

President Sahakyan mentioned that since its formation the commission has carried out extensive work and comprehensive research, organized public discussions, considered the experience of Armenia and various developed countries in the field of constitutional reforms and submitted a proposal based on presidential system of governance.

"Taking into account the commission's viewpoint, the stance of the majority of political forces and our awareness of the public opinion preferences, which were reflected in results of polls conducted recently in our country, I accept the proposal, approve the constitutional reforms' concept paper and assign to the commission to elaborate and present the project of the constitutional reforms within the established time period", underlined the President.

The meeting was also attended by the Speaker of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghoulyan, PM Arayik Haroutyunyan and other officials.