HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING
BY MARTIN NESIRKY,
SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON
MONDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2012
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U.N. COORDINATOR FOR LEBANON VISITS PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN BEIRUT
TWO-STATE MIDDLE EAST SOLUTION AT RISK, U.N. OFFICIAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
- Robert Serry, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told the Security Council on Monday morning that the lack of progress between Israelis and Palestinians on the political track and the continuing conflict and occupation put at risk the viability of the two-state solution. He said that the financial and economic crisis currently affecting the Palestinian Authority is a sobering manifestation of that risk.
- He added that the Secretary-General sincerely hopes that the Quartet partners, in consultation with the parties, will chart a credible political way ahead in the coming months.
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- Asked whether the Secretary-General still believes the Road Map devised by the Quartet to be credible, the Spokesperson said that the Road Map had been agreed to by all parties. He added that Mr. Serry was drawing attention to the obvious lack of progress on the political track, coupled with the recent disturbances in the region.
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Document symbol: NoonBriefing_170912
Document Type: Briefing, Highlights of the Noon Briefing, Press briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Security Council, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
Subject: Occupation, Palestine question, Peace process, Peace proposals and efforts, Quartet, Road Map
Publication Date: 17/09/2012
Document Type: Briefing, Highlights of the Noon Briefing, Press briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Security Council, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO)
Subject: Occupation, Palestine question, Peace process, Peace proposals and efforts, Quartet, Road Map
Publication Date: 17/09/2012