06:43Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Moscow considers Yerevan's ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) an 'incorrect decision' from the point of view of bilateral relations, while speaking to journalists on Tuesday.
"We still consider this an incorrect decision. We absolutely disagree with Prime Minister [Nikol] Pashinyan's statement that Armenia's decision to join the Rome Statute was motivated by the inadequacy of the instruments provided by the CSTO and the Russian-Armenian partnership for the country's safety. That is not so," he said.
In addition, Peskov stressed that the Russian Federation viewed the ICC decision to arrest President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova 'illegitimate and void'.
On September 28, Armenia's Parliamentary Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs reportedly adopted a draft law on ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC and sent it to the parliament.
The Armenian parliament approved the law on Tuesday with 60 votes in favour and 22 against. Presenting the case for adopting the law, Armenian Representative on International Legal Matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, maintained that the recognition of the Rome Statute will 'provide a certain guarantee that any serious crime in the territory of the Republic of Armenia will be subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court', including any crimes committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces 'still located in the sovereign territory of Armenia'.
In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's children's commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for 'war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation'.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the ICC's decision was 'outrageous and unacceptable', and added that Russia 'like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court'.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin and Lvova-Belova of the 'war crime' of 'deporting Ukrainian children'.
During an informal meeting of the UN Security Council in New York in April, Lvova-Belova said that Moscow was not preventing the reunification of parents and evacuated children, who were in the custody and guardianship of Russian social services.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said that the evacuation of children from the war zone was carried out in full compliance with international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Moscow launched the military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'Incorrect decision' - Peskov on Armenia's ratification of ICC Rome Statute
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Moscow considers Yerevan's ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) an 'incorrect decision' from the point of view of bilateral relations, while speaking to journalists on Tuesday.
"We still consider this an incorrect decision. We absolutely disagree with Prime Minister [Nikol] Pashinyan's statement that Armenia's decision to join the Rome Statute was motivated by the inadequacy of the instruments provided by the CSTO and the Russian-Armenian partnership for the country's safety. That is not so," he said.
In addition, Peskov stressed that the Russian Federation viewed the ICC decision to arrest President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova 'illegitimate and void'.
On September 28, Armenia's Parliamentary Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs reportedly adopted a draft law on ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC and sent it to the parliament.
The Armenian parliament approved the law on Tuesday with 60 votes in favour and 22 against. Presenting the case for adopting the law, Armenian Representative on International Legal Matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, maintained that the recognition of the Rome Statute will 'provide a certain guarantee that any serious crime in the territory of the Republic of Armenia will be subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court', including any crimes committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces 'still located in the sovereign territory of Armenia'.
In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's children's commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for 'war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation'.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the ICC's decision was 'outrageous and unacceptable', and added that Russia 'like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court'.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin and Lvova-Belova of the 'war crime' of 'deporting Ukrainian children'.
During an informal meeting of the UN Security Council in New York in April, Lvova-Belova said that Moscow was not preventing the reunification of parents and evacuated children, who were in the custody and guardianship of Russian social services.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said that the evacuation of children from the war zone was carried out in full compliance with international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Moscow launched the military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that Moscow considers Yerevan's ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) an 'incorrect decision' from the point of view of bilateral relations, while speaking to journalists on Tuesday.
"We still consider this an incorrect decision. We absolutely disagree with Prime Minister [Nikol] Pashinyan's statement that Armenia's decision to join the Rome Statute was motivated by the inadequacy of the instruments provided by the CSTO and the Russian-Armenian partnership for the country's safety. That is not so," he said.
In addition, Peskov stressed that the Russian Federation viewed the ICC decision to arrest President Vladimir Putin and Children's Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova 'illegitimate and void'.
On September 28, Armenia's Parliamentary Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs reportedly adopted a draft law on ratification of the Rome Statute of the ICC and sent it to the parliament.
The Armenian parliament approved the law on Tuesday with 60 votes in favour and 22 against. Presenting the case for adopting the law, Armenian Representative on International Legal Matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, maintained that the recognition of the Rome Statute will 'provide a certain guarantee that any serious crime in the territory of the Republic of Armenia will be subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court', including any crimes committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces 'still located in the sovereign territory of Armenia'.
In March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia's children's commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova for 'war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (children) from the occupied territories of Ukraine to the territory of the Russian Federation'.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said that the ICC's decision was 'outrageous and unacceptable', and added that Russia 'like a number of states, does not recognise the jurisdiction of this court'.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Putin and Lvova-Belova of the 'war crime' of 'deporting Ukrainian children'.
During an informal meeting of the UN Security Council in New York in April, Lvova-Belova said that Moscow was not preventing the reunification of parents and evacuated children, who were in the custody and guardianship of Russian social services.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said that the evacuation of children from the war zone was carried out in full compliance with international humanitarian law and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Moscow launched the military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.