The idea of bicameral parliament should be discussed in detail, Armenian Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan told the journalists today.

“It is an idea which needs in-depth discussions. We have to pass a long way, take many steps, including amendments to the Constitution, to implement the idea,” Abrahamyan said. He stressed at the moment Armenia is faced with more serious challenges demanding immediate solutions.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, during a recent meeting with representatives of the Armenian community in California, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan spoke of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s intention to make amendments to the Constitution and turn the country’s national assembly into a bicameral parliament. It will grant Diaspora representatives an opportunity to become members of the Upper Chamber and participate in state governance in Armenia.