Azerbaijan advances constitutional amendments on governance of Nakhchivan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 2. Azerbaijan is
transitioning the Cabinet of Ministers of the Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic from subordination to the Supreme Assembly to direct
subordination under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
Trend reports.

This issue is reflected in the draft law “On the Approval of
Amendments to the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic,” which was discussed today at a plenary session of the
Azerbaijani Parliament.

Under current legislation, the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is subordinate to the Supreme
Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and reports to it
regularly.

According to the draft law, the Cabinet of Ministers of the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will report to the Supreme Assembly
of the Autonomous Republic on its activities. The Cabinet of
Ministers of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will determine the
order of its work in agreement with the President of the Republic
of Azerbaijan.

The draft law was submitted for discussion and adopted in the
second vote. The first vote took place on July 8, 2025.