UN/JERUSALEM: THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPGRADES THE STATUS OF THE PALESTINIAN OBSERVER DELEGATE DESPITE PROTESTS
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UN/JERUSALEM: THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPGRADES THE STATUS OF THE PALESTINIAN OBSERVER DELEGATE DESPITE PROTESTS
- Title: UN/JERUSALEM: THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPGRADES THE STATUS OF THE PALESTINIAN OBSERVER DELEGATE DESPITE PROTESTS
- Date: 7th July 1998
- Summary: UNITED NATIONS (JULY 7, 1998) (UNTV) 1. SLV EXTERIOR OF UNITED NATIONS 0.03 2. SLV INTERIOR OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY / HAS MEMBERS STANDING /MV PALESTINIAN DELEGATE STANDING / HAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (4 SHOTS) 0.16 3. SCU U.S. AMBASSADOR BILL RICHARDSON SAYING "GIVEN THE CURRENT STAELMATE IT MAY NOT SEEM SO, BUT THEHISTORIC GAINS OF THE LAST FEW YEARS CANNOT BE IGNORED.WE IN THIS ASSEMBLY SHOULD LOOK FOR WAYS TO CONSOLIDATETHOSE GAINS AND HELP CREATE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE PARTIES WILL FIND IT EASIER TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT MEANS AT A MINIMUM THAT WE SHOULD TAKE NO STEPS THAT COULD UNDERMINE THE FRAGILE CLIMATE OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE SO NECESSARY FOR THE PEACE PROCESS TO SUCEED. A VOTE IN FAVOUR OF THIS RESOLUTION WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS RESULT AND IN TRUTH MAY SERIOUSLY UNDERMINE IT. " (ENGLISH) 0.55 4. SCU PALESTINIAN REPRESENTATIVE NASSER AL-KIDWA 0.57 5. SCU ISRAELI AMBASSADOR DORE GOLD SPEAKING ON RESOLUTION SAYING "THE U.N. HAS A CHOICE OF RE-INFORCING THIS COMMITMENTOR UNDERMINING ITS CONTENT AND WRECKING THE ARAB ISRAELI PEACE PROCESS. I CALL UPON MEMBER STATES TO OPPOSE THIS INITIATIVE AND THEREBY STRENGTHEN THE ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE PROCESS." (ENGLISH) 1.18 6. HAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY/ VOTING PROCESS BEGINS / SCU VOTES DISPLAYED ON ELECTRONIC BOARD TILT UP (2 SHOTS) 1.33 7. SCU ISRAELI DELEGATION LISTENING / SCU IRAQI DELEGATION LISTENING / SLV GENERAL ASSEMBLY / SCU VOTING BOARD DISPLAYED "YES 124 - NO 4 - ABSTAIN 10" / SCU AL-KIDWA SMILING /SCU GOLD LISTENING (6 SHOTS) 1.58 8. SCU SPEAKER CALLING UPON THE OBSERVER OF PALESTINE TO MAKE A STATEMENT (ENGLISH) 2.06 9. SCU AL-KIDWA SAYING "A SMALL VICTORY WAS ACHIEVED FOR PALESTINE TODAY AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. HOWEVER, WE DO WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS OUR HOPE THAT OUR RELIANCE ON THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED TODAY WILL NOT LAST FOR A LONG TIME AS WE HOPE THAT THE UNITED NATIONS WILL ACCEPT PALESTINE AS A MEMBER STATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE." (ENGLISH) 2.39 10. SCU SPEAKER ADJOURNS MEETING 2.45 11. HAS DELEGATES CONGRATULATING AL-KIDWA 2.51 JERUSALEM (JULY 7, 1998) (RTV) 12. MV ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WALKING INTO NEWS CONFERENCE WITH TURKISH FOREIGN MINSITER ISMAIL CEM 3.03 13. SCU NETANYAHU SAYING HE BELIEVES THE ATTEMPT BY PALESTINE TO UPGRADE ITSELF TO THE STATUS OF A STATE DID NOT SUCCEED, AND THAT HE IS GRATEFUL TO THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN LEADERS THAT HE TALKED TO WHO ACTED SWIFTLY AND RESPONSIBLY. BUT HE IS CONCERNED BY THE PALESTINIAN ATTEMPT TO VIOLATE THE OSLO ACCORDS (ENGLISH) 3.45 13. MV NETANYAHU AND CEM SHAKE HANDS AND LEAVING CONFERENCE 3.46 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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