Secretary-General forwards world court’s advisory opinion

on israel’s wall to General Assembly

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

The Secretary-General has today received from the International Court of Justice its advisory opinion on “the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in occupied Palestinian territory”.

The Secretary-General has forwarded the advisory opinion to the General Assembly, which had requested the Court’s advice, and which will determine how to proceed on this matter.

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