Pashinyan: Will a peace treaty with Azerbaijan be signed after a new Constitution?

Armenia wants to clarify whether adopting a new Constitution will be enough for a peace treaty with Azerbaijan to be signed. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this in parliament during the debate on the draft state budget.

Pashinyan asked whether a peace treaty with Azerbaijan would be signed after a new Constitution is adopted, and whether this would mean the settlement of all disputed issues between the two countries. “Will a peace treaty with Azerbaijan be signed after Armenia adopts a new Constitution? Will the signing of the treaty mean the establishment of a comprehensive peace in which no conflict issues remain between Armenia and Azerbaijan?” Pashinyan said.

According to the prime minister, the Armenian authorities' efforts in the near future will be directed at obtaining answers to these questions.

Earlier, Pashinyan said they would seek the opposition's support in parliament for adopting a new Constitution. He also did not rule out that the opposition could be forced, under public pressure, to support a constitutional referendum. Anna Grigoryan, head of the opposition “Armenia” faction in parliament, announced that they would vote against the constitutional changes proposed by the authorities.

Azerbaijan has set a change to Armenia's Constitution as a condition for signing the peace treaty. According to Baku's official position, the Declaration of Independence referred to in the preamble of Armenia's Constitution contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The Armenian authorities do not accept that the country's Constitution contains such claims.

In the parliamentary elections held on 7 June, Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won 49.75 percent of the vote and 64 of the 105 seats, failing to secure a constitutional majority. Under Armenian law, putting a draft new Constitution to a referendum requires the support of at least 70 deputies – two thirds of the members of parliament. This means the ruling party needs the votes of at least 6 more deputies.

The text of the peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia was initialled in Washington on 8 August 2025, but the document has still not been signed.