1 JULY 2021

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today*s noon briefing by Eri Kaneko, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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Questions and Answers

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And let*s see.? Abdelhamid has a question?

Question:? Yes, I do.? Thank you for the briefing.? Today, at the UN, there was an important international conference on Jerusalem.? Madame Rosemary DiCarlo delivered an important message on behalf of the Secretary-General.

The activity has not been mentioned yesterday in the noon briefing, nor it was mentioned today in your briefing.? You didn*t quote Rosemary DiCarlo the way you just quoted another statement delivered on behalf of the Secretary-General.? Why this activity has been ignored by the Spokesman*s Office?

Associate Spokesperson:? Probably a glaring omission on our part that has no bearing on these# the substance or the content of the meeting.? [The remarks were later posted at?.]

Correspondent:? The UN committee is not like an NGO, so you say it*s not# it*s the 鎊飪APP Committee on the Exercise of the Palestinian People of their Inalienable Rights so it*s a UN committee.? It*s#

Associate Spokesperson:? Yes.

Question:? It*s scheduled for some time.? It*s an important message.? It*s important activity where so many speakers spoke today in the [inaudible], yet it has been ignored, including the speech by Rosemary DiCarlo.? Is that#? [cross talk]

Associate Spokesperson:? We hear your message.? Thank you, Abdelhamid.

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For information media. Not an official record.