Official Records
General Assembly
Sixty-seventh session
39th plenary meeting
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 3 p.m.
New York
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President: |
Mr. Jeremić ……………………………………….. |
(Serbia) |
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Agenda item 30 and 117
Report of the Security Council
Mr. Masood Khan (Pakistan): …
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It is regrettable that there has been no movement on the agreed two-State solution for the long-standing Palestinian issue, although it has been debated frequently in the Council. It is ironic that the Council’s own resolutions have not been respected, most notably those on the construction of settlements in the occupied territory and the blockade of Gaza. We have consistently urged Council members to demonstrate greater political will to ensure implementation of the Council’s resolutions. Pakistan supports a sovereign, independent, viable and contiguous State of Palestine, living side by side with all its neighbours in peace and security.
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Mr. Khan (Indonesia): …
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The lingering question of Palestine is a major case in point. We very much hope that the situation of Palestine will be dealt with equitably by the Council and that the veto will not stand in the way of enabling the Palestinian people to realize their legitimate rights and aspirations.
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Mr. Escalona Ojeda (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish):
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The systematic transgression of laws by Israel as an occupying Power is treated under the item on the evolution of the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. But that evolution is no more than a systematic violation of human rights, especially if we bear in mind the ongoing occupation of Palestinian land. The atrocities committed by the State of Israel against the Palestinian people are unacceptable. They expose the double standards of those who exercise their veto right to condemn the Palestinian people.
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The meeting rose at 1 p.m.
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Document Type: Meeting record, Provisional verbatim record, Verbatim Record
Document Sources: General Assembly, Security Council
Subject: Middle East situation, Occupation, Palestine question, Peace process, Statehood-related
Publication Date: 15/11/2012