The case regarding the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination between Armenia and Azerbaijan started today at the International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace in the Hague, the capital of the Netherlands.

In the first session of the public hearings, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammedov stated that Armenia illegally occupied Azerbaijani lands between 1991-1994, did not fulfill the obligations it assumed after the Second Karabakh War, and launched a smear campaign against Armenian soldiers, arguing that they abused their duties.

The hearings held at the Peace Palace in The Hague will continue until April 19.