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Washington
has refused to allow the UN International Court of Justice (IJC) to hear
Argentina’s claims that US court decisions on the country’s debt have violated
Argentina's sovereignty, according to reports monitored by RT.
“We do not view
the ICJ as an appropriate venue for addressing Argentina’s debt issues, and we
continue to urge Argentina to engage with its creditors to resolve remaining
issues with bondholders,” the US State
Department told Reuters in an email.
The State Department sent an email
with the same content to one of Argentina’s leading newspapers, the Clarin.
Argentina complained against
Washington's decisions on its debt to the International Court of Justice in The
Hague on Thursday.
But according to existing norms,
Buenos Aires needs Washington to voluntarily accept the ICJ’s jurisdiction for
the proceedings to begin.
The US withdrew from compulsory jurisdiction
back in 1986 after the UN court ruled that America’s covert war against
Nicaragua was in violation of international law.
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