In the headquarters of the Permanent Court of Arbitration located in The Hague, the Netherlands, a procedural meeting was held within the framework of the interstate arbitration brought by Azerbaijan against Armenia under the Energy Charter Treaty.
From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Publika.azAccording to the information provided to the meeting, our country was represented by the delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Elnur Mammadov.
It was reported that on February 27 of last year, Azerbaijan started an arbitration process with a demand for compensation based on Armenia’s violation of numerous provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty and the principles of international law.
In the arbitration notice, it was explained that Azerbaijan has violated its international obligations by refusing to recognize and respect the sovereign rights of our country over the energy resources located in the Karabakh region, an internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan, which Armenia has illegally occupied for nearly 30 years.
During the illegal occupation, Armenia illegally deprived Azerbaijan of access to its energy resources and opportunities to develop them, as well as occupied those resources for its own use and profit. The use of the abundant water, wind and solar energy resources in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan was also prevented.
The arbitration process was initiated under the Energy Charter Treaty after several rounds of diplomatic negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia failed to find a satisfactory solution to the issue. The case will be decided by an arbitral tribunal consisting of three judges appointed by both parties. The arbitration court was asked to issue a final decision regarding Armenia’s non-compliance with its legal obligations under the Energy Charter Treaty and demand fair compensation in accordance with international law.
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