Morning Multilateralism
Friday, July 3 2020
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, accuses the United States of a “naked attempt to interfere with the course of justice.” Since the Trump administration announced sanctions on court officials last month, ICC officials have been actively defending the court. ICC president Chile Eboe-Osuji has been on a media blitz, including interviews and op-eds here, here, and here.
After a UN Human Rights Council session, Chinese media celebrates what it describes as international support for its Hong Kong policies.
As ethnic violence threatens to spread in Ethiopia, the African Union issues a call for calm.
In a phone call, the European Union’s foreign policy chief and Venezuela’s foreign minister patch up diplomatic relations. Last week, Venezuela declared the EU representative in the country persona non grata, a decision that has apparently now been reversed.
The Economist speaks with World Bank president David Malpass about the pandemic’s economic impact, China’s economic diplomacy, an international debt moratorium, and Brazil’s controversial choice for a Bank executive director post.
In a joint statement, the World Trade Organization and a slew of multilateral development banks emphasize maintaining trade finance during the global economic crisis.
In a new interview, the U.S. ambassador to Russia addresses the next G7 meeting, whether the permanent Security Council members should convene for a summit, and the U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty.
Iran accuses the United States of “piracy” as Washington moves to interdict fuel shipments bound for Venezuela.