Armenia's constitutional changes could help reach deal with Azerbaijan - Reuters

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called for a nationwide referendum on amending the country's current constitution, a move that could help pave the way for a peace deal with Armenia's arch-rival Azerbaijan, Reuters reported.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called for a nationwide referendum on amending the country's current constitution, a move that could help pave the way for a peace deal with Armenia's arch-rival Azerbaijan, Reuters reported.

"It is very important that the new constitution be adopted through a national referendum," Pashinyan said in a televised address, adding that the current document is not legal.

He did not provide any clarity on the timing of the referendum and what would be included in the draft new constitution.

From Azerbaijan's perspective, Armenia's current constitution makes indirect claims to its territory, which Yerevan denies.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have been fighting intermittently over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan since the late 1980s.

In September 2023, Azerbaijan recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh, ending the region's three decades of de facto independence.