BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Prime Minister Viktor Orban mentioned on Friday he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to go to Hungary, saying he would assure that an Worldwide Prison Courtroom arrest warrant in opposition to 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 in opposition to humanity within the Gaza battle.
Orban, whose nation holds the European Union’s rotating six-month presidency, instructed state radio that the ICC’s arrest warrant was “unsuitable” and mentioned the Israeli chief would be capable to conduct negotiations in Hungary “in satisfactory security”.
“In the present day 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 won’t comply with its contents,” Orban mentioned.
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 resolution, whereas EU overseas coverage chief Josep Borrell mentioned the warrants weren’t political and that each one EU member states ought to respect and implement the court docket resolution.
Inside the EU, Hungary and the Czech Republic have been robust backers of Israel, whereas international locations comparable to Spain and Eire stress their assist for the Palestinians.
The Czech International Ministry, responding to the ICC resolution, mentioned Prague would respect its worldwide authorized obligations.
Nevertheless, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala known as the ICC resolution “unlucky”, saying on X late on Thursday: “(The transfer) undermines its authority in different circumstances when it equates the elected representatives of a democratic state with the leaders of an Islamist terrorist group.”
