EU urges Kyiv to move forward with ratification of Rome Statute

11:03, 30.01.2015 1 min read

The EU Foreign Affairs Council at its extraordinary meeting reiterated the importance of moving forward with the ratification of the Rome Statute by Ukraine, as it has committed to in the Association Agreement.

"The Council encourages the Ukrainian authorities to swiftly take the intended legal steps enabling the International Criminal Court to examine the alleged crimes against humanity, committed on the territory of Ukraine in 2014-2015," reads a respective document issued in Brussels on Thursday.