{"id":164779,"date":"2018-09-29T18:49:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T18:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=164779"},"modified":"2020-07-22T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T04:49:27","slug":"general-assembly-general-debate-14th-and-15th-meetings-press-release-ga12072-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/general-assembly-general-debate-14th-and-15th-meetings-press-release-ga12072-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"General Assembly General Debate (14th and 15th Meetings) \u2013 Press Release (GA\/12072) (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/fr\/2018\/ag12072.doc.htm\">fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;the General Assembly general debate entered its fifth day.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>YOUSUF BIN ALAWI BIN ABDALLAH, Minister for Foreign Affairs of\u00a0<u>Oman<\/u>,&#8230;Peace is a central building block for development, and the Palestinian question is the central problem for the Middle East, he went on to say.\u00a0 The cooperation of the international community in creating a conducive environment to help the parties involved resolve the conflict is a matter of strategic urgency.\u00a0 Despite the stalemate in the process, it is important to create favourable conditions for the two\u00a0parties to reach a settlement based on the two\u2011State solution.\u00a0 If the Palestinian State is not established there will be no end to the cycle of violence.\u00a0 He called on the countries of the world, particularly the United States, to consider the future of this cause.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED AL-KHALIFA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of\u00a0<u>Bahrain<\/u>,&#8230;Regarding the situation in Palestine, he said \u201cJerusalem must remain, as it has always been, the historic symbol of coexistence and harmony among religions\u201d, emphasizing the importance of the commitment not to alter the legal status of East Jerusalem.\u00a0 The international community must act to put an end to all Israeli measures concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, sacred sites, and places of worship.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ERYWAN PEHIN YUSOF, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs of\u00a0<u>Brunei Darussalam<\/u>,&#8230;Regarding \u201cthe unresolved question of Palestine\u201d, he expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemned all actions that blatantly violate their rights and dignity.\u00a0 Voicing alarm about the developments in Jerusalem, and the continued violence in Occupied Palestinian Territory, he called on all Member States to work together to realize the vision of a two\u2011State solution.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of\u00a0<u>United Arab Emirates<\/u>,&#8230;A third challenge facing the region is the absence of a political solution to the Palestinian issue.\u00a0 The people of Palestine continue to wait for the international community to reach a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to end their suffering.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>SALEUMXAY KOMMASITH, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the\u00a0<u>Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic<\/u>,&#8230;Despite those positive developments, he expressed concern over the lack of progress on the Palestinian issue, hoping that it will be resolved peacefully to achieve a two-State solution with Palestine and Israel living in peace and security within internationally recognized borders.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>KALLA ANKOURAO, Minister for Foreign Affairs of\u00a0<u>Niger<\/u>,&#8230;He welcomed peaceful developments in other parts of Africa, including the Horn of Africa and in South Sudan, but said that international solidarity for the Palestinians has taken a step back this year and reaffirmed Niger\u2019s support for their cause.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ALPHA BARRY, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of\u00a0<u>Burkina Faso<\/u>,&#8230;said the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a concern and he remains convinced it can only be resolved with a two-State solution.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0For information media. 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