The Armenian parliament began debating on Tuesday a bill that would allow the government to hold non-binding referendums and is widely linked with a possible breakthrough in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
The holding of plebiscites has until now been the prerogative of the National Assembly and the president of the republic. The Armenian state authorities are obliged to abide by their results.
The government drafted a relevant amendment to an Armenia law on referendums shortly after President Serzh Sarkisian reportedly assured leaders of about 50 political parties last month that he will not sign any peace accords with Azerbaijan without securing their approval by voters.
That Sarkisian is ready to put international mediators
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