Iceland and Poland have confirmed their willingness to join the agreement required to launch the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in a statement.
“We are grateful to our Icelandic and Polish partners for taking this important step. It marks a turning point: with 17 confirmations we have officially crossed the bare legal minimum of the Council of Europe member states required to put the agreement to vote,” Sybiha said.According to him, the Enlarged Partial Agreement (EPA) on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal can now be tabled and adopted during the Ministerial meeting of the CoE Committee of Ministers in Chisinau on May 14-15.
“And now we have prepared all legal steps to put the Tribunal into action. We will continue to gather more signatures of countries to join — both within the Council of Europe and outside of it, on all continents and in all regions.
We encourage all states to join this historic accountability effort. Criminals in moscow must realize that justice is inevitable. From ordinary russian executors to the highest military and political leadership. Accountability is critical for a lasting peace,” Sybiha added.
