RA MFA: Hague court gives high priority to peoples’ right to self-determinationJuly 23, 2010 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Court of Justice ruling on Kosovo independence is unprecedented. For the first time, the International court simultaneously covered two principles: territorial integrity and people’s right to self-determination, ruling that a declaration of independence does not violate any UN resolution or international law, deputy RA Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan stated. “People’s right to self-determination is one of UN goals, with territorial integrity being a principle used to attain the goal. With a right to self-determination, territorial integrity is of secondary importance, which was suggested by Hague court ruling,” Shavarsh Kocharyan specified. “It’s obvious, however, that Azeri statements run counter to international law. The international Court confirmed the independence of two Albanian states, Kosovo and Albania with Albanians residing in Kosovo. After this, how should we take Baku’s statement that Armenians can’t have two states at once?” deputy Foreign Minister questioned. On 22 July, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion on Kosovo's declaration of independence. The ICJ ruled that a declaration of independence does not violate any UN resolution or international law. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |