The directions of Armenia’s new constitution, which should be, are aimed at reviewing the powers of different branches of power in the context of the principle of separation of powers. This was stated by the minister of Justice, Srbuhi Galyan, speaking with reporters at the National Assembly of Armenia Tuesday.

Referring to the fact that although constitutional amendments were talked about years ago, only now they are talking about having regional significance, Galyan said: “Our life is not static, it is dynamic, and there are constant changes, including those changes that are sometimes geopolitical in nature. We cannot predict many situations when we are in the past. Therefore, we must in certain cases adapt to new realities. But the idea of changing the constitution was there before, the work on the new concept of the constitution began in 2019. At that time the conceptual approaches were developed, and our task is to have a constitution that will be accepted by the people [of Armenia]; that is, the people [of Armenia] will participate in the referendum and choose to have a new constitution or not.”

She added that the essential difference between the amendments to the constitution and a new constitution is that in the case of a new constitution, not a large group of norms can be changed in terms of volume, but something specific can be changed in terms of content.

“The Venice Commission also has a position in connection with this matter as to when it is appropriate to amend the constitution, and when it is appropriate to adopt a new constitution," Galyan added, in particular.

She emphasized that the content and meaning of the immutable provisions of Armenia’s current constitution are not subject to change. But as for an amendment of its preamble, the justice minister said it is still under discussion.