SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION, 4TH & 5TH MEETINGS (AM & PM)
GA/12268
22 SEPTEMBER 2020
World leaders gathered in pre-recorded videos for an unprecedented opening of the General Assembly’s annual general debate today, as the United Nations Secretary-General described the epic upheaval wreaked by COVID-19 across the globe, wiping out decades of development gains and laying down an ultimatum for nations to stand united in weathering the human and economic onslaught.
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Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of Egypt…reiterated Egypt’s support for a two-State solution to the Palestinian question…
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JAIR BOLSONARO, President of Brazil,…welcomed Mr. Trump’s peace plan in the Middle East to resolve the Israeli‑Palestinian conflict and said Brazil continues to pursue close relationships with both Israel and Arab countries.
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DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States…added that he had heralded a landmark peace agreement mong Israel, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, bringing an end to decades of bloodshed.
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RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN, President of Turkey…would not support any plan in the Israeli‑Palestinian matter that was not consented to by the Palestinian people.
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ABDULLAH II IBN AL HUSSEIN, King of Jordan…The Palestinian‑Israeli conflict has persisted throughout the history of the United Nations and the only way to end the conflict is through a two‑State solution, in accordance with international law and United Nations resolutions. He closed by saying the conflict will not be resolved without preserving Jerusalem for all humanity, as a unifying city of peace.
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For information media. Not an official record.
Document Sources: General Assembly, Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Global Communications
Country: Bahrain, Brazil, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Subject: Negotiations and agreements, Peace process, Peace proposals and efforts, Statehood-related
Publication Date: 22/09/2020
URL source: https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/ga12268.doc.htm