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Azerbaijani MFA unveils current situation in international courts against Armenia

28 December 2024 16:13 (UTC +04:00)

Throughout 2024, activities to reveal the crimes committed by Armenia in our territories which were kept under occupation for almost 30 years and to define Armenia's international legal responsibility for these acts have been continued, this was reflected in the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the results of 2024, APA reports.

Noted that on 12 January 2024, the first procedural meeting in the inter-state arbitration filed by the Republic of Azerbaijan against the Republic of Armenia under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) took place at the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

"On 19 November 2024, the Government of Azerbaijan filed its Statement of Claim to the Permanent Court of Arbitration against Armenia that details Armenia’s multiple breaches of Azerbaijan’s sovereign rights over its energy resources under the ECT and fundamental principles of international law. Azerbaijan is seeking redress for Armenia’s violations of Azerbaijan’s sovereign rights over its energy resources, including Armenia’s unlawful exploitation and impairment of renewable resources in the liberated territories.

On 12 April, a procedural meeting was held at the Permanent Court of Arbitration within the framework of the interstate arbitration filed by the Republic of Azerbaijan against the Republic of Armenia under the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. In this arbitration claim, the Republic of Azerbaijan demands that the Republic of Armenia must be held accountable and pay financial compensation for the damage caused to Azerbaijan’s environment and the large-scale destruction of biodiversity," the press release reads.

"On 15-26 April, hearings were held at the UN International Court of Justice on preliminary objections to the jurisdiction of the Court and the claims raised within the framework of ongoing proceedings regarding the application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and on 12 November of this year, the Court announced its decisions on the aforementioned preliminary objections. By the Court’s decision, attempts to exclude claims regarding Armenia's planting landmines and booby traps from the decision were rejected. At the same time, according to the decision, ethnic cleansing and other illegal activities carried out by Armenia during the decades of occupation of the internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan will be examined in detail by the court," emphasized in the press release.