Armenia formally joins International Criminal Court despite Russian ire
Armenia formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), officials said, a move which traditional ally Moscow has denounced as unfriendly. "ICC Rome Statute officially entered into force for Armenia on February 1," the country's official representative for international legal matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, told AFP. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in October that Armenia had taken a "wrong decision" to ratify ICC's Rome Statute.
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Armenia formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC), officials said, a move which traditional ally Moscow has denounced as unfriendly. "ICC Rome Statute officially entered into force for Armenia on February 1," the country's official representative for international legal matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, told AFP. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in October that Armenia had taken a "wrong decision" to ratify ICC's Rome Statute. 
