Russia and Armenia could sign an agreement that would allay Russia’s fears if the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is ratified by the Armenian side. This was stated by the representative of Armenia on international legal issues Yeghishe Kirakosyan, TASS reports.
According to him, Yerevan proposed this idea to Moscow.
Kirakosyan stressed that even if Russia refuses to sign the agreement, the question of arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia on an ICC warrant “is unreasonable,” since the leaders of the countries have immunity.
It should be noted that Armenia signed the Rome Statute in 1999, but did not ratify it. The country is going to do this now, ostensibly in order to bring to justice Azerbaijan, with which relations have become complicated due to the Karabakh crisis. Today, September 28, the bill on ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC was adopted by the Armenian Parliamentary Commission on State and Legal Issues and sent for approval to parliament.
Let us recall that in March of this year, the pre-trial chamber of the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and children’s ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova. All countries that have ratified the Rome Statute are required to execute the order.
Source: Rosbalt
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