UN Secretary-General's meeting with Putin contradicts UN line on support for ICC – Ukraine's Permanent Representative
Serhii Kyslytsia, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has said the visit of UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Russia and his meeting with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin contradict the UN's policy of supporting the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Serhii Kyslytsia, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has said the visit of UN Secretary-General António Guterres to Russia and his meeting with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin contradict the UN's policy of supporting the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Source: Kyslytsia on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kyslytsia referred to a section of the guidelines on meetings between UN Secretariat representatives and individuals who are subject to arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court, such as Putin. These guidelines were approved by Guterres’s predecessor, Ban Ki-moon.
The passage quoted by Kyslytsia notes that individuals subject to an ICC warrant may deliberately seek to meet with UN officials in order to demonstrate their contempt for the ICC and try to undermine its authority.
"The Relationship Agreement between the United Nations and the International Criminal Court requires the United Nations to refrain from any actions that would frustrate the activities of the Court and its various organs, including the Prosecutor, or undermine the authority of their decisions," the passage says.
«Може статися так, що особи, щодо яких МКС видав ордер на арешт, цілеспрямовано добиватимуться зустрічі з офіційними особами ООН для того, щоб продемонструвати свою зневагу до МКС та спробувати підірвати його авторитет… Від ООН вимагається утримуватися від будь-яких дій, які… pic.twitter.com/VIgsLv5KEy — Sergiy Kyslytsya
