Guatemala joins efforts to establish special tribunal for russia
The Republic of Guatemala will be the first nation of Latin America to join the Core Group on establishing the Special Tribunal for russia.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reports this on Twitter following his meeting with Guatemalan FM Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores.
In New York, I was glad to meet with @MarioBucaroGT. Guatemala is our true friend. We discussed joint efforts to hold Russia accountable, including for the crime of aggression. Guatemala will join the Core Group on the Special tribunal, the first nation of Latin America to do so. pic.twitter.com/eZP8oFpGk7
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) February 25, 2023
On January 19, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on member states to back the creation of a special international tribunal to judge russian war crimes committed in Ukraine, specifically the crime of aggression. The resolution urged the EU member states to "immediately" prepare for the tribunal's creation in cooperation with Ukraine.
On January 26, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) unanimously demanded the setting up of a special international criminal tribunal to prosecute russian and belarusian political and military leaders involved in russia's crime of aggression against Ukraine.
