Bosnia mission survives US tantrums over crimes court

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday kept alive a UN police training mission in Bosnia after Washington backed away from a threa...

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday kept alive a UN police training mission in Bosnia after Washington backed away from a threat to close it down unless the council shielded United States peacekeepers from the new global war crimes court.

Facing a midnight (0930 IST on Thursday) deadline for the mission’s renewal, the US joined the 14 other Council members in extending its mandate through July 15.

The US had threatened a veto if its peacekeepers were not granted blanket immunity from the International Criminal Court, which came into force this week in The Hague, Netherlands.

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‘‘No one has really slammed the door shut on our proposals, and it was on that basis that we came to the conclusion we should allow the opportunity for these discussions to continue next week,’’ US Ambassador John Negroponte said following the unanimous council vote to extend the Bosnia mission.

Washington agreed to defer its campaign after UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned US Secretary of State Colin Powell that ‘‘the whole system of UN peacekeeping is being put at risk’’ over what he said were exaggerated US fears of vulnerability to the court.

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