I think the text of the new constitution will be made public by the end of the year, Armenian Justice Minister Srbuhi Galyan on Wednesday told reporters

“If you recall, there were [parliamentary] elections in our country [on June 7], and the work [on Armenia’s new constitution] slowed down a little [because of that]. Now it is in the discussion phase in various departments. The text is complete. The text has not yet been approved by the Constitutional Reform Council, we will have sessions soon, giving the council members the opportunity to get familiarized [with the text of the new constitution],” Galyan said.

When asked if there were any points or provisions in the new constitution on which there were disagreements, she gave a negative answer. “I would not say that there are such points.”

And regarding the possibility of providing the text of the new constitution of Armenia to the parliamentary opposition forces, the justice minister said: “At least the parliamentary opposition forces have the legal opportunity to participate in the  Constitutional Reform Council; and if they wish, they can come and participate in the council sessions. We have always wanted to include our opposition colleagues also in the process, but they have never taken advantage of that opportunity and have not participated."