INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT FOR CONSIDERING GENOCIDE CASES OPENED IN HAGUEMarch 11, 2003 - 22:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Genocide and other crimes against humanity will not remain unpunished upon the establishment of the International Criminal Court. Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Peter Schieder said today when addressing the opening of the Court in Hague. In his words, as reported by "Arminfo" agency, "for a long period of time one went to prison in case of killing a person and could escape punishment in case of annihilating hundreds of thousand." The PACE head called all countries to avail of the opportunity to call to account those guilty of serious and large-scale crimes. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Armenia says wants expanded transport, energy connectivity Pashinyan says Armenia is interested in the expansion of connectivity in transport, energy, telecommunications and other directions. Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |