BUDEST -Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Friday he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go to Hungary, saying he would assure that an Worldwide Felony Courtroom arrest warrant towards Netanyahu would “not be noticed”.
The ICC issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu and his former defence chief, in addition to a Hamas chief, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged battle crimes and crimes towards humanity within the Gaza battle.
Orban, whose nation holds the European Union’s rotating six-month presidency, advised state radio that the ICC’s arrest warrant was “fallacious” and stated the Israeli chief would have the ability to conduct negotiations in Hungary “in satisfactory security”.
“At the moment I’ll invite Israel’s prime minister, Mr. Netanyahu, for a go to to Hungary and in that invite I’ll assure him that if he comes, the ICC ruling could have no impact in Hungary, and we is not going to comply with its contents,” Orban stated.
Since Orban and his nationalist Fidesz social gathering swept to energy in 2010, he and Netanyahu have solid shut political relations. Netanyahu visited Budapest in 2017.
Israeli leaders and the White Home have strongly condemned the ICC choice, whereas EU overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell stated the warrants weren’t political and that every one EU member states ought to respect and implement the courtroom choice.
Throughout the EU, Hungary and the Czech Republic have been robust backers of Israel, whereas international locations akin to Spain and Eire stress their assist for the Palestinians.
The Czech Overseas Ministry, responding to the ICC choice, stated Prague would respect its worldwide authorized obligations.
Nonetheless, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala known as the ICC choice “unlucky”, saying on X late on Thursday: ” undermines its authority in different circumstances when it equates the elected representatives of a democratic state with the leaders of an Islamist terrorist group.”
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