The British foreign office has called on Chad to arrest the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and hand him over to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted by the international criminal court for five counts of crimes against humanity, is due to attend a regional summit in Chad.
Chad is one of the nations that signed up to the ICC's treaty, therefore holding it legally responsible to implement the arrest warrant placed on Bashir.
In a Foreign Office statement that emphasised the importance of sticking to international obligations, British Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds said,
"Chad has committed itself to full cooperation with the ICC, and I reiterate the importance that the British government places on such commitments."
"The UK expects Chad to stand by its obligations and will be disappointed if it does not do so."
"We expect all states party to the ICC to comply with their obligations and, indeed, all states should cooperate with ICC investigation as set out in relevant UN Security Council resolutions"
