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He thus recalled that neither the EU nor any of its institutions must comply with the arrest warrant issued by the ICTY, which is the responsibility of the partners of the European bloc, who have subscribed to the Rome Statute.
“All EU member states are parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC and must therefore comply with requests issued by the ICC,” Stano explained.
These statements come after France stressed that Netanyahu would benefit from “immunity” from the Hague arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in the context of the offensive launched against the Gaza Strip.
Although it wished to express its support for the ICC, France interprets that the Rome Statute “also establishes that a State cannot be required to act in a manner incompatible with its obligations under under international law with regard to the immunities of States not parties to it. » «.
The European Union's top foreign policy representative, Josep Borrell, reiterated on Tuesday that all member states of the bloc must commit to the ICC after the order issued against the Israeli prime minister, warning that otherwise the E.U. would incur double standards regarding the same situation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“All member states have signed the Rome Statute and it is not something you can choose. We cannot applaud when the Court persecutes Putin and remain silent when it attacks Netanyahu,” the head of European diplomacy said in statements from Italy, where he participated in the meeting of ministers of Foreign Affairs of the G7.
The issue risks dividing the EU again, after Germany and France limited themselves to confirming the arrest warrants issued by the ICC, while Hungary openly criticized it and other countries like Spain or the Netherlands have reiterated their commitment to the Court. The Hague.
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