Botswana responds to SA's ICC pull out
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi is the minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
While Botswana fully respects the sovereign right of any country to become a party to, or to withdraw from any international instrument, the Government of Botswana nonetheless regrets that the Government of South Africa reached this decision.
Botswana remains convinced that the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute is the most appropriate platform for States Parties to address any concerns they may have regarding the implementation of the Statute.
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