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BRUSSELS, Aug 8 (KUNA) -- EU High Representative Catherine Ashton Monday
expressed concern by the second visit of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to
Chad, a State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
(ICC), on Sunday.
"She urges Chad to respect its obligations under international law to
arrest and surrender those indicted by the ICC," said Ashton's spokesperson
Michael Mann in a statement.
"The European Union is a staunch supporter of the ICC and the fight against
impunity. The Court is a valuable instrument of the international community to
ensure that there is no impunity for the most serious crimes of international
concern; genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes," he noted.
The ICC which is based at the Hague has issued an arrest warrant against
al-Bashir for genocide and war crimes committed in Darfur. (end)
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