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The National Assembly may hold hearings on the draft new Constitution of Armenia, prior to the first four-day sittings of the autumn session, Panorama.am learned from Vahram Baghdasaryan, the head of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).

“I think hearings will be held before the four-day sittings. There is such an initiative,” he said.

Prior to hearings, the parliamentary factions are likely to meet with the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President, Vahram Baghdasaryan said. “For example, we expressed an intention to meet with the Commission to discuss our proposals,” the head of RPA faction added.

As was reported, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan submitted on August 21 the draft amendments in the Constitution of Armenia to the National Assembly. The draft amendments had been developed by the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President. Vardan Poghosyan, a member of the Commission, has been appointed as official representative of Armenian President for presentation of the draft amendments to the Constitution in the National Assembly of Armenia. This week President Serzh Sargsyan plans to begin consultations with representatives of political parties regarding the approaches stated in the draft Constitution. The head of state also instructed the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President to continue the dialog with the Venice Commission (VC) over those issues indicated in the VC’s preliminary opinion, around which no agreed solutions have been found so far.