Public hearings on Azerbaijan's claim against Armenia at International Court of Justice end

Public hearings on the application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in the framework of a lawsuit filed by Azerbaijan against Armenia ended today in The Hague.

Report informs citing a message from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the judges have now begun discussions.

The court's decision on the preliminary objections will be made at a public hearing, the date of which will be announced in due course.

Azerbaijan, in its arguments, asked the court to dismiss each of the preliminary objections raised by Armenia in its final submissions dated April 24, 2024, on the ground that none of them constituted a valid objection to the jurisdiction of the court or the admissibility of Azerbaijan's claims.

In the alternative, Azerbaijan asked the court to dismiss each of these preliminary objections on the ground that each raised issues that were relevant to the merits of the case.