ARF Artsakh Discusses Proposed Constitution

David Ishkhanyan (Photo: Aparaj)

STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (Armenian Weekly)””On January 17, the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic National Assembly voted 20 to 7 with one abstention to approve the President’s proposal to hold a referendum on the draft Constitution of the Artsakh Republic.

In a recent interview conducted by Artsakh-based Aparaj newspaper, the chair of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Central Committee of Artsakh and ARF Parliamentary faction head David Ishkhanyan explained why the ARF faction voted against the proposal.

“The constitution must strengthen our national goals and must not leave is with any doubts”¦ It should also be the basis for our democratic principles,”