The Ukrainian delegation commented on the decision of the court in the Hague
The Ukrainian side insists on the necessity of observance by Russia of the UN conventions, even after the announcement slovesnogo decisions of the International court of justice in the Hague.
This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Deputy Minister of foreign affair of Ukraine Elena zerkal in Facebook.
“Today’s Court decision does not relieve the Russian Federation from the obligation to comply with the obligations of both conventions”, she said.
Ukraine expects that Russia immediately and fully to execute the Court decision and cease the violation of international law in relation to Ukraine.
“We urge the entire international community extremely carefully monitor the implementation by Russia of decisions of this Court and to engage Russia of responsibility for every violation of this decision,” – said zerkal.
According to her, the Ukrainian side continues to carefully prepare for the hearing, in fact, in order to prove the violation of the norms of international law.
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The full text of the decision of the Court of justice on the claim of Ukraine against Russia
We will remind, on April 19 the international court of justice in the Hague rejected the request of Ukraine on preliminary measures against Russia regarding violations of the International Convention for the suppression of the financing of terrorism. However, the court agreed to introduce preventive measures against the Russian Federation for the protection of national minorities in the Crimea at the suit of Ukraine.
In particular, Ukraine accuses Russia of violating several UN conventions — particularly the Convention on the suppression of the financing of terrorism.
According to Kiev, under the accusation falls within the support of Moscow militants in the Donbas — six articles 28 here could be broken. It and operations groups and providing safe haven to militants on its territory, involvement in the deaths of civilians — in particular, to the crash of flight MH-17.
The court began the trial on March 6, and after four days of hearings, proceeded to consider interim measures against Russia. They can include the demand to stop funding militants to regain control over the border to the Ukrainian government to respect the rights of Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians in Crimea. Russia denies the chargesand experts predict a further consideration of the merits can take years. The Kremlin said they recognize the decision of the International court of justice in the Hague in the case against Ukraine.
A lawsuit in the Hague Ukraine filed January 16, 2017.
Ukraine in the framework of the lawsuit against Russia asked the international court of justice to impose interim measures aimed at preventing the continuation of human rights violations by the Russian Federation in the period of adjudication of the merits with the aim of protecting the civilian population in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Donbas.