Mideast situation/Palestine question – SecCo meeting – Official communiqué

Official communiqué of the 4293rd meeting of the Security Council

Held in private in the Security Council Chamber at Headquarters

on Wednesday, 14 March 2001, at 6.45 p.m.

In accordance with rule 55 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, the following communiqué was issued by the Secretary-General in place of a verbatim record:

“At its 4293rd meeting, held in private on 14 March 2001, the Security Council considered the item entitled ‘The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question’.

The President drew attention to a letter dated 14 March 2001 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations (S/2001/222), requesting an invitation to participate in the meeting in accordance with the Council’s previous practice. In accordance with the rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard, the President, with the consent of the Council, invited the Permanent Observer of Palestine to participate in the discussion.

The members of the Council and the Permanent Observer of Palestine had a constructive discussion.”