The Armenian Parliament has ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was reported by Sputnik Armenia.
According to media reports, 60 deputies voted “for”, 22 “against”.
“Armenia knows about Russia’s position on the Rome Statute, but will be guided solely by its own interests, because Armenia is a sovereign state,” said ruling party deputy Eduard Agadzhanyan after the vote.
The document should be signed by the country’s President Vahagn Khachatryan in the near future. If he endorses it, the project will come into force 60 days after the completion of internal state procedures.
On September 28, the draft law on the statute was adopted by the Armenian parliament’s commission on state and legal issues and sent to parliament for approval.
Let us remember that Armenia signed the Rome Statute in 1999, but did not ratify it. The country decided to do this now, ostensibly in order to bring to justice Azerbaijan, with which relations have become complicated against the backdrop of the Karabakh crisis, noted in Yerevan. They also suggested that Moscow sign a special agreement on the Rome Statute.
Let us add that the pre-trial chamber of the ICC in March of this year 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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