BELGIUM ANNOUNCES RATIFICATION OF TREATY ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Belgium announced its ratification of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court this morning as the Preparatory Commission for the Court continued its work on drafting two key technical texts necessary for the Court's eventual functioning.

The representative of Belgium, who told the Commission that the instrument of ratification would be deposited with the United Nations today, said Belgium's action indicated the great importance it attached to the Court. He urged other countries to sign and ratify the treaty so that the Court could come into existence as soon as possible.