The president of the Constitutional Court of Armenia declared that the country’s constitution does not have territorial claims not only against Azerbaijan, but also against any other country.

In an interview with the Armenian service of RFE/RL, Arman Dilanyan said the accusations by Azerbaijani officials regarding territorial claims were empty, specifically emphasizing that they were subjected to expert examinations, including by international organizations, before being put to a referendum.

"Our constitution, which has undergone various international examinations before being put to a referendum and adopted through a referendum, or being formulated as a document in general, has itself undergone various international legal examinations, including by the Venice Commission, too. And I am sure that if the Venice Commission had noticed, including the Venice Commission, not to mention other experts, and various experts also worked on the text of our constitution at the time, I don't think they would have noticed such a demand against the territorial integrity of any country, and would not have voiced it," said Dilanyan.

The president of the Constitutional Court of Armenia stressed that international law obligates countries to respect each other’s territorial integrity and the inviolability of their borders.

“A state cannot take and decide that it will have such a legal document in which it will carry out a direct encroachment; and that is equal to a direct encroachment. Even if you formulate such a demand, on the territorial integrity of another state, it will be a regulation that contradicts the international legal order. And I am convinced that our constitution also does not have such a thing,” said Dilanyan.