Armenia has officially become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed by various officials and reported by multiple news agencies including Agence France-Presse (AFP) and The Guardian. The country completed the formal process of joining the ICC on January 31, and the Rome Statute came into force in Armenia on February 1. This move has been criticized by Armenia's traditional ally, Russia, which has called the action 'unfriendly.' With Armenia's accession to the ICC, it is now obligated to arrest individuals like Russian President Vladimir Putin should they enter Armenian territory, under the legal framework of the ICC which targets international crimes and offenders.
Armenia has joined the International Criminal Court: the Rome Statute came into force in the country on February 1 Now such international criminals as Putin and Lukashenko are barred from entering the country unless they want to end up in a cozy cell in The Hague. https://t.co/upEKYTRml4
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🇦🇲#Armenia has formally joined the international criminal court (#ICC), The Guardian reported. Now, #Yerevan is obligated to arrest Putin should he enter its territory. 📷: AFP https://t.co/07u0TWdcfC
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#Armenia formally joins the #InternationalCriminalCourt (ICC), officials say, in a move that traditional ally #Moscow has denounced as “unfriendly.” https://t.co/NBWyVxjtkJ
⚡️Armenia formally joins ICC. Armenia formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Jan. 31, months after ratifying the Court's Rome Statute, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Jan. 31.
Armenia formally joins International Criminal Court: officials — AFP
#BREAKING Armenia formally joins International Criminal Court: officials https://t.co/dGulmaeWb2