Siaband Bakoyan: Draft constitutional reforms are a step forward towards protection of national minorities' rights

The draft constitutional reforms are a step forward towards protection of the national minorities' rights, Siaband Bakoyan, representative of the Yazidi community of Armenia, member of the Council for Coordination of Activities of National-Cultural Organizations of the National Minorities of Armenia, said at a press conference in Yerevan on Friday.   
He said the reforms envisage parliamentary seats for the national minorities, which is already a positive change. He urges the Yazidi community of Armenia to vote for the reforms.  
Head of the Yazidi community in Armenia Aziz Tamoyan, in turn, noted that it is the largest community in the country (nearly 40,000 Yazidis), subsequently, a representative of the Yazidi community must represent the national minorities' interests in the Parliament.    

To note, the constitutional referendum is scheduled for December 6. By ArmInfo's data, Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan will take a leave to head the campaign headquarters. By ArmInfo's data, Levon Zurabyan, Head of the Armenian National Congress Faction, will head the "No!" Front. The New Armenia Movement has announced that its campaign headquarters will be led by the Founding Parliament coordinator Zhirayr Sefilyan.