Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi said on Tuesday that Egypt is to join the International Criminal Court, as post-revolution Egypt works towards becoming a "legally constituted state".
"Egypt is currently taking the required steps to join all United Nations agreements on human rights and to join the International Criminal Court," al-Arabi said during a joint press conference in Cairo with visiting German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle.
"I think the events that have taken place in Egypt in recent days and the arrest of senior officials is evidence that the state wishes to follow the rule of law… domestically and internationally," al-Arabi said.
The foreign minister was refering in part to the arrests of former President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, and senior members of the former ruling National Democratic Party. The men are facing various charges of corruption and abuse of power, as well as murder and inciting violence.
Nationwide protests that erupted on 25 January and forced Mubarak to step down saw power transferred to a ruling military council, which has vowed to pave the way for a free and democratic society.
