Hakob Arshakyan, Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, said that Yerevan plans to ensure that the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) ratification of the Rome Statute does not harm strategic relations with Russia. He stated this in an interview with the agency. “Armenpres”.
“One thing is clear: we have heard the concerns raised by the Russian Federation and I think we can ensure that the further process regarding the Rome Statute does not harm the strategic relations between Armenia and Russia. said Arshakyan.
According to him, the Armenian authorities have no intention of arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin in accordance with the ICC order, if he comes to the republic.
On March 24, it was learned that the Constitutional Court of Armenia constitutionally recognized the obligations under the Rome Statute of the ICC.
March 27 at the Russian Foreign Ministry in your name Armenia’s plans to accede to the Rome Statute of the ICC on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by a court in The Hague for Russian President Vladimir Putin are absolutely unacceptable. This was stated by a source at the State Department. He noted that Moscow had warned Yerevan of the extremely negative consequences of such a decision.
On March 30, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a briefing statedThat Russia counts on resolving the situation in an allied manner with Armenia’s possible accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
On March 17, the ICC’s preliminary hearing chamber in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Child Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova.