05/12/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 4 December, the Russian mission in Brussels criticised the EU's position on the visit of President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir to Russia on 23 November. On 24 November, the EU had asked all the member states of the UN to respect and implement the Security Council resolutions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, and especially UNSC Resolution 1593 (2005) referring the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). "We would like to note in this regard that UNSC Resolution 1593 (2005) (...) does not impose obligations on states that are not parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC", the Russian mission states, adding that "due to serious doubts" regarding the ICC’s compliance with "the standards of justice as well as its depoliticised and impartial nature", cooperation with that body "no longer serves the interests of fairness and justice". (CG)