Armenian MP from the Armenia faction and member of the ARF Supreme Body, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, addressed the potential consequences of withdrawing international complaints against Azerbaijan in a Facebook post.

He stated that by abandoning these lawsuits, Armenia’s current authorities are effectively helping Azerbaijan legitimize its crimes against Artsakh, Armenia, and Armenians, while whitewashing the image of a regime responsible for war crimes and ethnic cleansing.

"Armenia has filed four interstate complaints against Azerbaijan with the European Court of Human Rights.

The first concerns the 44-day war and subsequent gross human rights violations, citing Azerbaijan’s breaches of the rights to life, freedom from torture and inhumane treatment, inviolability, property, private and family life, education, and several others.

Abandoning this complaint means ceasing to condemn Azerbaijan's actions and indirectly justifying its aggression.

The second complaint pertains to the unlawful trials and imprisonment of Armenian captives in Azerbaijan.

Dropping this case would effectively validate Azerbaijan’s claim that the very existence of Artsakh was a crime, and even more, recognize the captured political and military leaders of Artsakh as accomplices.

The third complaint concerns the illegal presence of Azerbaijani armed forces in Armenia's sovereign territory and the resulting human rights violations.

Withdrawing this complaint would legitimize Azerbaijan’s military presence in Armenia.

Currently, approximately 200 square kilometers of Armenian territory remain under Azerbaijani control. Additionally, Armenia has other territories under Azerbaijani occupation since the 1990s.

The fourth complaint is related to events in Nagorno-Karabakh after March 2022, including clashes near Parukh and Khramort, the blockade of the Lachin corridor, the siege of Artsakh, and the mass expulsion of Armenians in September 2023.

Dropping this case would mean condoning Azerbaijan’s policy of ethnic cleansing in Artsakh and its military aggression against Armenia.

Additionally, a separate complaint against Azerbaijan is pending at the International Court of Justice, based on the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

This case also covers property claims by displaced Armenians from Artsakh.

Many displaced Armenians have refrained from filing individual lawsuits, expecting the Armenian government to defend their rights. If Armenia drops this complaint, their property rights will remain unprotected.

The deadline for filing claims regarding the 2020 war has expired, meaning that if Armenia withdraws, individuals will lose the ability to seek justice in court,” the post states.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry announced it has accepted Azerbaijan’s proposals on two previously unresolved articles, declaring that the peace treaty is ready for signing. Armenia is now open to consultations on the signing timeline and location. Meanwhile, Baku has introduced new preconditions, stating it is too early to discuss a meeting date.

The draft peace treaty consists of 17 articles, 15 of which were previously agreed upon. One of the unresolved articles concerned mutual withdrawal of international claims, while the other pertained to not deploying foreign observers along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.