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Self-determination of peoples is primary: this is what the ICJ
decision was about
armradio.am
23.07.2010 17:32
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan says yesterday's
ruling of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo was
unprecedented, since for the first time it refers to the correlation
between two principles - territorial integrity and self-determination
of peoples.
`The self-determination of peoples is one of UN objectives, while
territorial integrity is a tool for reaching that objective,' Shavarsh
Kocharyan said.
According to the diplomat, this decision of the ICJ shows that `when
there is self-determination, the territorial integrity is secondary.
`This is what the ICJ decision meant,' he said.
Shavarsh Kocharyan also quoted the President of the International
Court, Hisashi Owada, as saying that `international law does not
contain obstacles for declaring independence.' The Armenian Deputy
Minister recalled the words of the official representatives of the US,
who said that `international law neither prohibits the declaration of
independence nor permits it.'
`After all this it become quite obvious that Azerbaijan's accretions
contradict the international law. The International Court actually
said `yes' to the independence of two Albanian states - Albania and
Kosovo. We all know that the same Albanians live in Kosovo. After all
this the high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan will not be able to
declare that Armenians cannot have two states,' Shavarsh Kocharyan
stated.
From: A. Papazian
decision was about
armradio.am
23.07.2010 17:32
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan says yesterday's
ruling of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo was
unprecedented, since for the first time it refers to the correlation
between two principles - territorial integrity and self-determination
of peoples.
`The self-determination of peoples is one of UN objectives, while
territorial integrity is a tool for reaching that objective,' Shavarsh
Kocharyan said.
According to the diplomat, this decision of the ICJ shows that `when
there is self-determination, the territorial integrity is secondary.
`This is what the ICJ decision meant,' he said.
Shavarsh Kocharyan also quoted the President of the International
Court, Hisashi Owada, as saying that `international law does not
contain obstacles for declaring independence.' The Armenian Deputy
Minister recalled the words of the official representatives of the US,
who said that `international law neither prohibits the declaration of
independence nor permits it.'
`After all this it become quite obvious that Azerbaijan's accretions
contradict the international law. The International Court actually
said `yes' to the independence of two Albanian states - Albania and
Kosovo. We all know that the same Albanians live in Kosovo. After all
this the high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan will not be able to
declare that Armenians cannot have two states,' Shavarsh Kocharyan
stated.
From: A. Papazian