Armenian President Khachaturian signed the decision to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
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Now the country is obliged to comply with the decisions of the ISS, including arresting Russian President Putin if he comes to them.
On October 3, the Armenian parliament ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Opposition factions tried to boycott ratification, but there were enough votes to make a decision.
The country signed the Rome Statute back in 1999, but did not ratify it then.
Earlier, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated that Yerevan decided to ratify the Rome Statute, since the instruments of the CSTO and partnership on Russia are not enough to ensure the country’s security.
Moscow called this intention “unfriendly” and summoned the Armenian ambassador to the Foreign Ministry.
After ratifying the Rome Statute, Armenia automatically committed to comply with the decision of the International Court of Justice, which issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Putin. Despite this, Yerevan previously stated that they would not do this, so Russia “has nothing to fear.”
Armenia’s representative on international legal affairs, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, noted that “even if the Russian side does not sign the agreement,” it should not be afraid of the arrest of Putin, who is subject to a court warrant, if he visits Armenia.
Putin, in turn, said that he was ready to visit Yerevan “when favorable conditions arise for this.”
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Source: Racurs
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