There is no question of withdrawing demands against Azerbaijan from international courts on the agenda. Yeghishe Kirakosyan

The issue of withdrawing Armenia's lawsuit against Azerbaijan from international courts is not on the agenda at the moment. This was announced by Yeghishe Kirakosyan, the representative of Armenia on international legal issues, on September 18, at the Second World Armenian Summit. "The judicial process continues, we are waiting for the court's decisions. International legal processes cannot be opposed to the peace process. Such contrasts are artificial. It is no coincidence that this comes from Azerbaijan, where this idea originated from. This indicates that Azerbaijan is concerned about legal processes. Lawsuits and decisions have a serious impact on the behavior of Azerbaijan. It is important to continue the process, it is a part of the peace process," he said. Kirakosyan explained that the legal process was initiated not only to restore the violated rights of Armenians, but also in terms of interstate claims, it is also a war of narratives. "In the framework of this process, many stories, which Azerbaijan has been putting forward for a long time, are denied. In addition, the positions of Armenia are being strengthened. The lawsuits concern not only the people of Artsakh, but the whole of Armenia. We are talking about the attempt to erase the traces of Armenians in the region," he emphasized. Kirakosyan added that an important part of Armenia's demands against Azerbaijan is the preservation of Armenian cultural monuments in Artsakh. "During the court proceedings under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, we submitted a demand for the protection of the cultural heritage of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, considering that it is one of the manifestations of Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian policy. erasure or falsification of history," he said. Kirakosyan reminded that the court satisfied this demand of Armenia by adopting an interim decision on December 7, 2021.