Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has accepted the parliament’s resolution to hitch the Worldwide Felony Courtroom in a transfer that has additional strained the nation’s ties with its {old} ally Russia
ByThe Related Press
October 14, 2023, 6:36 AM
Armenian lawmakers attend the session of the Nationwide Meeting of the Republic of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. The Armenian parliament on Tuesday voted to hitch the Worldwide Felony Courtroom, which earlier this 12 months indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin for conflict crimes linked to the deportation of youngsters from Ukraine. (Hayk Baghdasaryan/PHOTOLURE through AP)
The Related Press
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan accepted the parliament’s resolution to hitch the Worldwide Felony Courtroom in a transfer that has additional strained the nation’s ties with its {old} ally Russia.
Final week, Armenia’s parliament voted to hitch the ICC by ratifying the Rome Statute that created the tribunal.
Nations which have signed and ratified the Rome Statute are sure to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was indicted for conflict crimes linked to the deportation of youngsters from Ukraine, if he units foot on their soil.
Moscow final month known as Yerevan’s resolution an “unfriendly step,” and the Russian Overseas Ministry summoned Armenia’s ambassador. Armenia later sought to guarantee Russia that Putin wouldn’t be arrested if he entered the nation.
Armenian officers have argued the transfer has nothing to do with Russia and was prompted by what they name Azerbaijan’s aggression towards the nation.
Lawmakers voted to ratify the Rome Statute by a vote of 60-22. The choice comes into power 60 days after the ratification, in keeping with Armenian lawmakers.
Armenia had began the method of becoming a member of the tribunal greater than 20 years in the past, however in 2004 the Constitutional Courtroom dominated that the Rome Statute contradicted the nation’s structure on the time, placing the method on pause. The structure has been amended twice since then. In March, the Constitutional Courtroom dominated that the obligations for signatories outlined by the Rome Statute are in step with the present structure.
Armenia’s envoy on worldwide authorized issues, Yegishe Kirakosyan, mentioned Yerevan determined to renew the method of becoming a member of the ICC due to Azerbaijan’s alleged strikes towards Armenia. Final month, Azerbaijan routed the ethnic Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh and recaptured the enclave.
