00:00The European Union on Friday described U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court, ICC, as deeply regrettable.
00:09According to the European Commission, the EU will work closely with the ICC to ensure it continues to operate effectively.
00:17The Commission added its hopes that the six-month delay before the sanctions applied meant there is room for dialogue.
00:25The reactions come after the Trump administration imposed sweeping new sanctions on the ICC,
00:32accusing the tribunal of political bias and, unfairly, targeting Americans and Israelis over alleged war crimes.
00:41U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures on Friday, shortly after South African prosecutor Navi Pillay,
00:49a former ICC judge, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
00:53The sanctions freeze any ICC assets held in the U.S. and give U.S. companies and individuals six months
01:01to end their business dealings with the court.
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