The issue of ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was also added to the agenda of the Armenian parliament meeting. The decision regarding this was published Online parliament.
The agenda stated “to discuss the adoption of the Rome Statute of the ICC and the adoption of a declaration on the retroactive recognition of the jurisdiction of the ICC.”
In his video message to citizens on September 24, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that international structures are ineffective in ensuring the security of his country and that Armenia’s internal and external security structure should be restructured. According to him, ratification of the Rome Statute could protect the security of the republic.
28 September Armenia suggested RF bilateral agreement for a legal solution under the Rome Statute.
October 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented Armenian statements regarding the possibility of the country’s withdrawal from CSTO.
Previously, the State and Legal Affairs Committee of the Armenian Parliament accepted He sent the draft law on the ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC to the parliament.
Source: Gazeta
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