Yeghishe Kirakosyan: In case of problems related to implementation of  ICJ decision by Azerbaijan, intervention of UN Security Council may  be problematic

ArmInfo. The body that has some responsibility for enforcing the decisions of the International  Court of Justice is the UN Security Council. Yeghishe Kirakosyan, representative of Armenia on international legal issues, stated this  during a press conference on February 27.  

He emphasized in this context that in case of problems in the context of the implementation  of decisions, the Security Council has the authority and must  intervene. However, Kirakosyan noted that this is a somewhat  problematic process, because, as he explained, "there are permanent  members of the UN who work according to their own logic, and the  level of politicization of this issue is at a fairly high level."

At the same time, the representative of Armenia stressed that,  nevertheless, it is possible to "pick the fruits" of the legal  process. In this regard, Kirakosyan said that the foreign ministries  of a number of countries have already begun to make statements,  referring to the decision of the International Court of Justice.  <This is an extremely important process. And it is necessary to  maximize the pressure in this direction>, he said.

At the same time, Yeghishe Kirakosyan stressed that thanks to the  decision of the International Court of Justice, Armenia received a  second legal document at its disposal, in addition to the Trilateral  Statement of November 9, 2020, which obliges Azerbaijan to ensure  unimpeded traffic along the Lachin corridor (Goris- Stepanakert  road).

On February 22 this year, the International Court of Justice ordered  Azerbaijan to make every effort to ensure the uninterrupted movement  of people and vehicles along the Lachin corridor. The court applied a  temporary measure against Azerbaijan, which is obliged to unblock the  corridor in the bilateral direction.

As Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted at a cabinet meeting  on February 23, the International Court of Justice granted Armenia's  request, rejecting the Azerbaijani one. Baku's groundless accusations  against Armenia "about mining" collapsed, he noted.  By the  aforementioned decision, the Court found that there is an imminent  threat of causing irreparable damage to the rights of Armenians under  the Convention and ordered Azerbaijan to take all necessary measures  to ensure the unhindered movement of persons, vehicles and goods  along the Berdzor (Lachin) corridor in both directions.  According to  Pashinyan, the International Court of Justice thus states that since  December 12, 2022, the Lachin corridor has been closed. At the same  time, the Court confirmed the position of Armenia that, with a  tripartite statement dated November 9, 2020, Lachin Corridor should  not be under the control of Baku, but under the Russian peacekeeping  contingent's control. And Azerbaijan is obliged to guarantee the  uninterrupted and safe movement of people, vehicles and goods along  the corridor. The Court  clearly recorded the existence of the  Nagorno-Karabakh entity in accordance with the trilateral declaration  and its provisions of November 9, 2020. Among them, legal  significance was attached to Nagorno Karabakh and the presence of the  contact line," Pashinyan said.