There is nothing in the constitution of Armenia about what they are trying to write about. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this in his address at the Yerevan Dialogue 2024 international forum Tuesday—and referring to the claims from Azerbaijan that the constitution of Armenia has territorial claims against Azerbaijan.

According to Pashinyan, on the contrary, the constitution of Azerbaijan has territorial claims against Armenia. In his words, the constitutional act of Azerbaijan, adopted in 1991, is the basis of the constitution of Azerbaijan, which makes a reference to and derives from the declaration of the establishment of the first republic of Azerbaijan in 1918, where the territories of Azerbaijan are considered Eastern and Southern Transcaucasia.

"In 1919, maps were submitted to the Paris Conference and the same year to the League of Nations for the registration of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which include the entire Syunik, Vayots Dzor Provinces of Armenia, as well as some parts of the Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Tavush, Lori, and Shirak Provinces [of Armenia]. This makes it obvious that the constitution of Azerbaijan contains territorial claims against Armenia.

But it is important to record that we [i.e. Armenia] do not make it a topic of negotiation because in the agreed text of the peace treaty we have a clause that says that none of the parties can make a reference to their domestic legislation as an excuse to not implement the provisions of the given international treaty," said the Armenian PM.