Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Thursday, 29 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2009. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Thursday, 26 February 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Africa: Human Rights

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the governments of (a) the Democratic Republic of Congo and (b) Rwanda on the serving of the International Criminal Court warrant on Bosco Ntganda; and whether MONVC has also been tasked to take part in such an operation.

Answer: The UK is strongly supportive of the International Criminal Court. We have reminded the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of its obligations in respect of the warrant for the arrest of Bosco Ntaganda. As far as we are aware, the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has received no instructions to act on the warrant. We have not held specific discussions on the warrant with the government of Rwanda, which is not a party to the Rome Statute.

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