Sudanese government has welcomed Russia’s withdrawal from the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), which seeks the arrest of President Omar al-Bashir on war crime charges committed in the Darfur region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday to withdraw Russia from the International Criminal Court, a day after the court published a report classifying the Russian annexation of Crimea as an occupation.
In a press statement in Khartoum on Thursday, Ghareb Khidir, spokesman for Sudan’s foreign ministry, said that the Russian decision gives strong support to the African position against the ICC.
The official pointed out that the withdrawal of South Africa, Gambia and Burundi and from the international tribunal would encourage other countries to withdraw.
File photo: foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour