The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected Yerevan’s baseless claims over the ongoing trials of the Armenian war crime suspects in Azerbaijan.

Baku on Friday welcomed the UN working group’s rejection of Yerevan’s unfounded claims regarding the case of Ruben Vardanyan.

During the ongoing 12th Global Baku Forum, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, addressed the press, revealing that around 400 representatives from various sectors are participating in the event.

By Tural Heybatov

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan finds himself in a challenging position. His persistent efforts to convey basic truths to Armenian society often feel like banging his head against a wall. Regularly, he reiterates the same points, hoping that minds dulled by nationalist propaganda will eventually awaken.

The territorial claims against Azerbaijan embedded in the present-day Armenian constitution and other legislative acts remain a major obstacle to the ongoing peace process, said Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov.

Armenia must learn from history and finally realize that territorial claims against its neighbors will not yield any results, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

The Western Azerbaijan Community has condemned and rejected the position of Krista Pikkat, UNESCO representative, on sending a mission to Azerbaijan based on Armenia’s claims regarding cultural monuments in the territory of Azerbaijan.

The Western Azerbaijan Community has urged Armenia to abandon its revanchist tendencies.