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Armenia formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Jan. 31, months after ratifying the Court’s Rome Statute, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Jan. 31. “ICC Rome statute officially entered into force for Armenia on 1 February,” the country’s official representative for international legal matters, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, told AFP journalists. The country formally ratified the treaty back in October. All ICC members must ratify the treaty to establish the court’s jurisdiction. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Armenia had “made the wrong decision” after the country ratifi…

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