Armenia ratifies International Criminal Court's statute, to Moscow’s distaste:
Armenia's parliament ratified the founding statute of the International Criminal ...
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Armenia Ratifies Rome Statute as Moscow ObjectsParliament approved the measure 60-22 on 3 October; the ratification will enter into force after 60 days.
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- The measure places Armenia under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
- If he entered Armenia, authorities would have to arrest Vladimir Putin under an ICC warrant concerning suspected illegal deportations of children from Ukraine.
- The Kremlin called the decision incorrect and said it would have further questions for Armenia’s current leadership.
- Armenia said the move addresses alleged war crimes it attributes to Azerbaijan; the court’s jurisdiction is not retroactive.
Armenia is our ally, a friendly country, our partner … But at the same time, we will have additional questions for the current leadership of Armenia… We still believe this is an incorrect decision.— Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday
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Oct 3, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Armenia’s National Assembly ratified the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, which issued Putin’s arrest warrant.
- On 3 October, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called the decision incorrect and said Moscow had further questions for Armenia’s leadership.
- Armenia’s representative Yeghisheh Kirakosyan said Putin would have immunity as a sitting head of state entering Armenia.
- Yerevan emphasized that Azerbaijani war crimes would come under International Criminal Court jurisdiction after ratification.
We doubt, and have doubted from the very beginning, that Armenia's accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is correct from the point of view of bilateral relations. We still believe that this is an incorrect decision.— Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, commenting on Armenia's ratification of the Rome Statute and its impact on bilateral relations.
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