HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPOKESPERSON’S NOON BRIEFING

BY MARTIN NESIRKY, SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

THURSDAY, 21 JUNE 2012

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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

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U.N. URGES RESTRAINT AFTER RECENT FIGHTING IN GAZA: Asked about recent fighting in Gaza, the Spokesperson noted that, in a recent briefing to the Security Council, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco said, “We continue to condemn all indiscriminate rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel which must stop. We also urge Israel to show maximum restraint.”

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