Hague throws out Georgia’s case against RussiaApril 1, 2011 - 15:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Court of Justice on Friday, April 1, threw out a case filed by Georgia accusing Russia of ethnic cleansing in Abkhazia and South Ossetia that sparked a five-day war in 2008. In a 10-6 ruling, President Hisashi Owada said that the United Nations' highest court has no jurisdiction in the case because Russia and Georgia had not attempted to negotiate a settlement to their long-running dispute before filing it to the court at the end of the war. Georgia complained to the court in 2008 that “Russian authorities and militias allied to Moscow murdered thousands of ethnic Georgians and displaced some 300,000 people in a two-decade campaign of discrimination in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.” Georgia's Deputy Justice Minister Tina Burjaliani said she regrets the case was dismissed "on a procedural technicality" and said it left open the possibility of filing a fresh case at a later date. "We are certainly disappointed that proceedings will not immediately lead to the examination of the case," she said, AP reported. 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 | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |