Austria has officially informed the Council of Europe of its readiness to join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said.
“I am grateful to Austria and my colleague Beate Meinl-Reisinger for once again proving that neutrality does not mean indifference. To the contrary, accountability is critical to ensure a lasting peace on our continent,” he wrote on the social network X.
According to the minister, Austria’s decision increases the total number of states ready to join the Tribunal to 20, of which 19 are member states of the Council of Europe.
“Each new participant cements the truth: justice for the crime of aggression against Ukraine is inevitable. This historic accountability effort strengthens our positions and worldwide respect for international law,” Sybiha noted.
