International Court Wraps Up Public Hearings On Azerbaijan's Objections (UPDATE)

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19. The public hearingsat the International Court of Justice based on preliminaryobjections made by Azerbaijan in the case concerning theapplication of the International Convention on the Elimination ofAll Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) have concluded, Trend reports via the court's statement.

According to the statement, Azerbaijan put forward the followingdemands in court:

- reject Armenia's appeal in its entirety on the basis that noneof its claims are at the proper level before the court due toArmenia's failure to comply with the preconditions for negotiationsrequired by Article 22 of the ICERD;

- additionally or alternatively state that the court does nothave subject matter jurisdiction over Armenia's claims forviolation of its obligations by Azerbaijan.

The statement said that the court has begun an internal meeting,and the decision will be delivered at a public sitting, the date ofwhich will be disclosed later.

The International Court of Justice, founded in 1945, is the soleinternational court that hears general disputes between nations anddelivers advisory opinions on international legal problems. It isone of the six organs of the United Nations, situated in The Hague,Netherlands.

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