ArmInfo.The International Court has rejected two preliminary objections raised by Azerbaijan in the case brought by Armenia against Azerbaijan. The decision was announced on November 12 during an open session. Note that we are talking about Azerbaijan's objections to Armenia's claim in the International Court against Azerbaijan regarding the latter's violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).
The ratio of votes against rejecting the first objection in the Court was 16/1, while for the second objection it was 15/2. The objections raised by the Azerbaijani side were related to the argument that certain demands made by Armenia were beyond the jurisdiction of the International Court. Additionally, the Azerbaijani side expressed confidence that negotiations between the parties outside the court could yield positive results. However, the International Court didn't find this belief convincing.
The President of the International Court, announced the decision and also read the text of Armenia's statement. It claims that due to Azerbaijan's policy of Armenophobia, Armenians have faced systematic discrimination, mass murder, torture, violence and inhuman treatment. According to Armenia, Azerbaijan has been pursuing a policy of racial discrimination for decades, thus violating several provisions of ICERD.