October 23, 1997

Statement by Professor Francisco Orego Vicuna, Representative of Chile

[...]The debate that we have had on this subject clearly reveals the existence of a broad consensus on the establishment of the Court. There are, however, three crucial problems that still have to be adequately resolved in order to reach a satisfactory outcome of the Rome Diplomatic Conference to be held next year

It is on these problems that the Chilean Delegation would like to make on this occasion some specific suggestions in order to contribute to the progress of our work. [...]