ECOSOC report/Permanent sovereignty over national resources in the OPT – Second Cttee debate – Summary record (excerpts)

SECOND COMMITTEE

35th meeting

held on

Monday, 18 November 1996

at 10 a.m.

New York

SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 35th MEETING

Chairman:  Mr. HAMBURGER (Netherlands)

CONTENTS

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AGENDA ITEM 12:  REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (continued)

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The meeting was called to order at 10.10 a.m.

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AGENDA ITEM 12:  REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (continued)

Draft resolution on economic and social repercussions of the Israeli settlements on the Palestinian people in the Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and on the Arab population of the occupied Syrian Golan (A/C.2/51/L.29.

5. Mr. WEHBE (Syrian Arab Republic) introduced draft resolution A/C.2/51/L.29 on behalf of the sponsors and expressed the hope that it would be adopted by consensus.

Draft resolution on the natural resources of the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and other occupied Arab territories (A/C.2/51/L.30)

6. Mr. SHUKRI (Malaysia) introduced draft resolution A/C.2/51/L.30, which reaffirmed the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to sovereignty over their natural resources and the obligation of Israel, as the occupying power, not to exploit those resources.

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The meeting rose at 10.45 a.m.

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