The meeting of the 'Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine' made progress, according to Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and Deputy Head of Office of the President of Ukraine, Iryna Mudra.
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"We can neither bring back those killed in the war, nor erase the trauma of war, but the international community can break this decades-long cycle of impunity," Braže said in her opening remarks.
Mudra said "good progress" had been made this year. "Ukraine’s position is loud and clear – we will not compromise on justice."
At the end of the meeting, the Core Group participants adopted a so-called 'Vienna-Riga Statement'[attached], which reaffirms their commitment to continue working on the project.
"The participants of the Core Group encourage other States and international organisations to actively support and contribute to the Core Group’s further consultations," it reads.
"The participants of the Core Group remain committed to continuously working actively and effectively towards establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, including by continuing to consider the drafts prepared by the Council of Europe," it concludes.
