Azeris brought 500 suits against Armenia to European Court of Human Rights since 1992June 18, 2008 - 18:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani citizens have brought some 500 suits against Armenia to the European Court of Human Rights since 1992, according to an Armenian official."Legal proceedings were initiated on two suits. The Armenian government participates in the hearings as a third party," said Gevorg Kostanyan, the Armenian Deputy Justice Minister and representative to the European Court of Human Rights. "Presently, European judges consider two suits of Armenian refugees and one suit of an Azeri refugee. Meanwhile, the court obliges the Armenian refugees to appeal first to Azeri courts, what is provided by internationally-recognized legal norms. However, if the procedure is impossible, the plaintiff is exempted from the obligation," Kostanyan said, IA Regnum reports. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |