BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 10. Changes to the
Constitution of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have
been approved, Trend reports.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed the
relevant law.
Thus, new articles have been added to the Constitution of the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic regarding the powers of the Supreme
Assembly and the Nakhchivan Cabinet of Ministers. According to the
law, the provision on the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic being an
inalienable part of Azerbaijan, mentioned in Part III of Article
134 of the Constitution of Azerbaijan, will also be reflected in
the Preamble of the Constitution of the Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic. Article 3-1 has been added to the Constitution regarding
the authorized representation of the President of Azerbaijan in the
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic:
I. The authorized representation of the President of Azerbaijan
in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an executive body that
performs the duties determined by the President of Azerbaijan in
the territory of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
II. The authorized representative of the President of Azerbaijan
in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is headed by the authorized
representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan
Autonomous Republic, who is appointed and dismissed by the
President of Azerbaijan and directly subordinate to the President
of Azerbaijan.
III. The authorized representative of the President of
Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic exercises the
powers determined by the President of Azerbaijan.
