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26 May 2004

UNSC Resolution on International Criminal Court

Question taken at May 25 State Department briefing

Following is the text of a question taken at the May 25 regular State Department briefing; an answer was posted the next day:

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U.S. Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
May 25, 2004

Question Taken at May 25, 2004 Daily Press Briefing

UNSC RESOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Question: What is the U.S. reaction to Security Council's deferring a vote on the renewal of the resolution on International Criminal Court?

Answer: The vote was deferred, but we expect it will be taken up in due course. A technical rollover of Resolution 1487 remains a U.S. priority.

[Editor's Note: Extension of resolution 1487 would exempt from prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC) United Nations peacekeepers from countries not party to the Court's Statute for a 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2004].

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(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)