SECRETARY-GENERAL FORWARDS WORLD COURT'S ADVISORY OPINION
ON ISRAEL'S WALL TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General has today received from the International Court of Justice its advisory opinion on “the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in occupied Palestinian territory”.
The Secretary-General has forwarded the advisory opinion to the General Assembly, which had requested the Court’s advice, and which will determine how to proceed on this matter.
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Document symbol: SG/SM/9414|ICJ/615
Document Type: French text, Press Release, Secretary-General press release, Statement
Document Sources: General Assembly, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Fence, Legal issues, Palestine question, Separation barrier, Wall
Publication Date: 09/07/2004
Document Type: French text, Press Release, Secretary-General press release, Statement
Document Sources: General Assembly, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Fence, Legal issues, Palestine question, Separation barrier, Wall
Publication Date: 09/07/2004