In September, the two countries almost simultaneously filed appeals with the court based in The Hague, Netherlands, calling for it to take action, pending the court’s resolution of the entire case, something that will take years. This Tuesday’s ruling corresponded to the request presented by Armenia, and the ICJ is expected to rule shortly to respond to the appeal presented by Azerbaijan.
According to the decision, Azerbaijan must also protect both cultural heritage and prisoners of war from the conflict that started in 2020 in the Nagorno Karabakh region and prevent “incitement to racial hatred” against Armenians. In addition, Azerbaijan must prevent “vandalism and desecration” of Armenian cultural heritage, including churches, the court added.
“Azerbaijan will comply with the measures indicated by the Court in relation to the prevention of racial discrimination,” the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded in a statement. “Azerbaijan will continue to defend the rights of all people under international law and hold Armenia to account for its grave past and present violations of human rights,” he added.
For its part, Armenia did not respond to the ICJ’s decision. Both countries are obliged to abide by the court’s rules, but it has no way of enforcing them. The two former Soviet republics fought a bloody two-week war for control of the Nagorno Karabakh region on August 12, 2020, a conflict that left 6,500 dead and thousands displaced.
Source From: Ambito
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