Naira Zohrabyan: the ruling of the ICJ is a very important and historic ruling

YEREVAN, JULY 23, ARMENPRESS: “It is the first time when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) clearly registers the priority of the people’s right to self-determination over the right of territorial integrity. It is a very important and historic decision,” chairwoman of the NA’s Eurointegration affairs standing committee, member of the “Prosperous Armenia” party Naira Zohrabyan said, commenting on the ruling of the ICJ about Kosovo’s declaration of independence saying it does not violate any international law. Naira Zohrabyan added that the usage of the right of people to self-determination is the basic aim of the UN. “It may have a practical significance for us as we can show the international community that the right to self-determination has been practically applied as well as has got de jure grounding,” she pointed out.

As representative of the Armenian delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, in her coming speeches Naira Zohrabyan is going to make references on the speeches of representatives of other countries, particularly Great Britain’s representative who without any duality noted that any people have right to free self-determination. In response to the question whether after this ruling Armenia will recognize Nagorno Karabakh’s independence, she noted that as far as the Armenian authorities see negotiation resources it is not expedient yet.