  Armenia sends letter to UN Court over Azerbaijan’s new checkpoint in Karabakh April 26, 2023 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has applied to the International Court of Justice regarding the installation by Azerbaijan of a checkpoint on the Hakari bridge at the entrance to the Lachin Corridor, Hasmik Samvelyan, a spokesperson for Armenia’s representative for international legal affairs, told Aysor.am on Wednesday, April 26. Armenia has argued in a letter sent to The Hague that Azerbaijan's move is a violation of the Court's decision of February 22. Azerbaijani authorities on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only road connecting the Karabakh with Armenia. Baku also maintained that they have informed the command of the Russian peacekeepers and the Russian-Turkish monitoring center about the installment of the checkpoint.   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 |  Latest news EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia  The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said.Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes.GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov.ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |
