{"id":236033,"date":"2020-05-20T16:49:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T20:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=236033"},"modified":"2020-06-22T10:20:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T14:20:39","slug":"annexation-daily-press-briefing-excerpts-3","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/annexation-daily-press-briefing-excerpts-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Annexation \u2013 Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"
20 MAY 2020<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n

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Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you, St\u00e9phane.\u00a0 Mladenov, in his speech, said that the Quartet should start immediately trying to convene a meeting, and he called on the US, European Union and Russian Federation to work with the UN.\u00a0 That’s his words.\u00a0 Does that mean that the SG would take an initiative to try to resume or to try to contact the Quartet or other members of the Quartet for an immediate meeting?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Abdelhamid, I think it means exactly what\u2026 there’s no further meeting than what Mr. Mladenov said in his call on the [inaudible] Quartet.\u00a0 So, I really have nothing to add to what he said.\u00a0 When, obviously, we have more to announce, we will.<\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you very much, Steph.\u00a0 I also had a follow\u2011up question similar to Abdelhamid’s, basically asking whether the Secretary\u2011General himself might take the initiative on trying to convene the Quartet, given the urgency that Mr. Mladenov said was needed.<\/p>\n

And I had two other follow\u2011up questions if you want to\u2026<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Sure.\u00a0 Mr.\u00a0 Mladenov, I think, was very clear in his urgency of the matter and of the situation.\u00a0 At this point, I have nothing I’m able to share with you.<\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Hi, Steph.\u00a0 Thanks very much.\u00a0 Hope you’re well today.\u00a0 A question on\u2026 are any UN offices or field teams making any sort of preparations that you’re aware of, provided the annexation discussed today at the Security Council moves forward? \u00a0Are there any plans being discussed or preparations?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Well, let me put it this way.\u00a0 I think all the comments regarding the threat of annexation by Israeli authorities have been very public.\u00a0 So, we are very well aware of them, and I will leave it at that.<\/p>\n

Alan?<\/p>\n

Correspondent<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you, St\u00e9phane.\u00a0 Can you hear me?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Yep.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 I have a follow\u2011up on the Middle East Quartet question.\u00a0 The diplomatic source told to our agency today that such a meeting could be held even this week.\u00a0 Do you have any signs of such a situation? \u00a0Do you have any signs that such a meeting could be really held tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?<\/p>\n

And is the SG directly engaged in some kind of negotiations regarding the preparation of such a meeting? \u00a0Thank you.<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Mr. Mladenov is our representative\u2026 is at the Quartet\u2026 at the envoy level, leads our efforts.\u00a0 I think he was pretty clear in his message calling on the US, the Russian Federation, the European Union, to work with him and others to come forward with proposals that would enable the Quartet to take up its mediation work\u2026 role and work jointly with countries to advance the prospect of peace.<\/p>\n

At this point, I have nothing I’m able to share with you on a possible date for a Quartet meeting.<\/p>\n

Okay.\u00a0 Abdelhamid, another question.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you again.\u00a0 You know how much I pay attention to the language Mladenov gives a speech.<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I’ve noticed.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 Today, the British Ambassador mentioned the name of the boy killed.\u00a0 He said his name is Zeid Qaisiyyia, and his age is 15, and he was shot in the head by the Israelis.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mladenov mentioned\u2026 he said that a teenager was killed in Fawwar refu\u2026 Fawwar, a neighbourhood near Hebron, Fawwar\u2026 I don’t know if he said refugee camp or not, but he said Fawwar near Hebron, a teenager was killed.\u00a0 So, which is\u2026 which portrays the accuracy of the incident, the British statement or Mr. Mladenov?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 I can’t speak to the British statement.\u00a0 I know Mr.\u00a0 Mladenov had addressed the killing of the young man, I think, in a tweet or in a statement earlier in the week.\u00a0 I think the framing of how this case is mentioned does in no way show any less caring for the loss of life in this ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n

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