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23 April 2020

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

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Can you confirm that the Secretary-General followed, today, a meeting on the Middle East and the question of Palestine and the Security Council?

Spokesman:? No.

Correspondent:? The meeting…

Spokesman:? He’s…? I mean, he knows what Mr. Mladenov said.? You know, the Secretary-General does not attend these meetings.? He is briefed…? he is represented by Mr. Mladenov.? Whether he watched it on the webcast in his office or in residence, I don’t know, but he is…? Not only does he know what Mr. Mladenov was planning to say, because that does not come as a surprise to him, but, as always, he will get a recap of the meeting from his political staff.

Correspondent:? I followed the meeting, Mr. Stéphane.? Mr. Mladenov mentioned this disagreement between the two parties in Israel and about annexing more land on 1?July.? However, he just mentioned the old rhetoric of that — violation of international law and a unilateral decision which will jeopardize peace process and a two-State solution.

But there was no clear-cut position that this should be stopped and condemned.? The word, the “rejection” of this plan, has not been expressed explicitly.

Spokesman:? I…? well, you know, you and I will have to live with our differences on this.? Even though the rhetoric, as you say, you consider it old, I think Mr. Mladenov could not have been more direct and clear as to the risks of what would happen if the annexation went through.

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For information media. Not an official record.