Vladimir Putin traveled to Kyrgyzstan Thursday on his first foreign visit since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him in March.
President Putin is wanted by the court over the deportation of Ukrainian children. Its ruling requires members of the ICC, which does not include Kyrgyzstan, to make the arrest if he sets foot on their territory.
"I would like to thank the president for the invitation. We have good reasons , but even without reasons this visit is long overdue," Putin said in talks with Japarov.This year, he has travelled only to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, with his last foreign trips to Belarus and Kyrgyzstan last December -- a far cry from the busy international schedule he had earlier in his rule.
The Rome Statute, a treaty requiring members to adhere to ICC rulings, has been ratified by 123 countries. Armenian leader Nikol Pashinyan will skip the summit attended by Putin, host country Kyrgyzstan announced two days before the event.
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