Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), its government said Wednesday, as the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Israeli Prime Minister and ICC fugitive Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, who is visiting Hungary despite facing an international arrest warrant, praised the move.

Hungary announced it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest for a four-day visit.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán denounced the only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide, which issued the warrant for his Israeli ally.

Just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), arrived in Budapest on Thursday, Hungary said it plans to withdraw from the ICC.

Two of Netanyahu’s close advisers were arrested on suspicion of accepting money to promote Qatar’s image in Israel.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that he may visit the United States next week.

The decision comes as the Israeli leader makes his first trip to Europe since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him over the war in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary's capital early Thursday to red carpet treatment despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the world's top war crimes court. It was only the second foreign trip Netanyahu has made since the International Criminal Court issued the warrant against him in November.