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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS. The International Court of Justice of the United Nations has approved the application of an interim measure to the 5th claim of 'Armenia vs Azerbaijan'.

The Court has obliged Azerbaijan to ensure the safe, unimpeded and expeditious return of the persons who have left Nagorno-Karabakh after 19 September 2023 and who wish to return to Nagorno-Karabakh.

Moreover, according to the decision of the International Court, Azerbaijan is obliged to ensure that persons who have remained in Nagorno-Karabakh after 19 September 2023 and who wish to depart are able to do so in a safe, unimpeded and quick manner.

The Court has assigned Azerbaijan to ensure that persons who have remained in Nagorno-Karabakh after 19 September 2023 or returned to Nagorno-Karabakh and who wish to stay are free from the use of force or intimidation.

According to the decision, the Republic of Azerbaijan shall, in accordance with its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, protect and preserve registration, identity and private property documents and records, to accept them as a basis in its administrative and legislative practice.

Within 8 weeks after the publication of the decision, Azerbaijan must submit a report to the Court on the steps to be taken to ensure the implementation of the temporary measures.

The application was submitted by Armenia on September 28, after the Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh and the forced displacement of Armenians, in the 'Armenia vs. Azerbaijan' court case under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.