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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2017/10
22 February 2017
Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of
Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation)
Note to members of the press
Closure of the accreditation procedure
THE HAGUE, 22 February 2017. Members of the press are kindly reminded that the online
press accreditation procedure for the hearings devoted to the Request for the indication of
provisional measures submitted by Ukraine in the case concerning Application of the International
Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation), which
has been open on the Court’s website since Friday 3 February 2017, will close on Thursday
23 February 2017, at midnight (The Hague time).
Requests submitted after this deadline will not be considered; nor will consideration be
given to requests submitted by facsimile, e-mail or telephone.
Accredited media representatives will receive further practical information by e-mail
following the closure of the accreditation procedure.
History of the proceedings
The history of the proceedings can be found in Press Releases Nos. 2017/2 of
17 January 2017 and 2017/4 of 1 February 2017, available on the Court’s website
(www.icj-cij.org).
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Information Department:
Mr. Andrey Poskakukhin, First Secretary of the Court, Head of Department (+31 (0)70 302 2336)
Mr. Boris Heim and Ms Joanne Moore, Information Officers (+31 (0)70 302 2337)
Mr. Avo Sevag Garabet, Associate Information Officer (+31 (0)70 302 2394)
Ms Genoveva Madurga, Administrative Assistant (+31 (0)70 302 2396)
Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) - Note to members of the press - Closure of the accreditation procedure