ArmInfo.In connection with the videos published last week, we again applied to the European Court of Human Rights. Representative of Armenia in the ECHR Yeghishe Kirakosyan announced this at a press conference.
Kirakosyan noted that these videos clearly show that Azerbaijani soldiers shoot Armenian prisoners of war, mock corpses, cut off the Armenian soldiers' heads.
"We have applied to the European Court of Justice with a request to expand the scope of the interim measure. We expect a response from the court in the coming days. Let's hope that it will be positive. Of course, this is a difficult process, military actions are underway, but I think that these steps are now and in will be very important in the future, "Kirakosyan stressed.
The representative of Armenia to the ECHR also touched upon the principle of "remedial secession", which was recently mentioned by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
"This principle is nothing more than the right of the people to self-determination. This is the most extreme way of realizing the right to self-determination. I do not think that voicing this thesis denies that the secession has already taken place. This is a fact. The secession from the Soviet Union happened a long time ago. We note that Nagorno-Karabakh has never been a part of independent Azerbaijan. This is a very strong and important factor, "Kirakosyan said.
According to the representative of Armenia to the ECHR, the actions of Azerbaijan clearly show that the country intends to occupy Artsakh. "There is no way back, because apart from the path of self-determination, except for remedial secession, it is simply impossible to imagine another option," concluded Kirakosyan.