{"id":221331,"date":"2019-09-24T16:49:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T20:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=221331"},"modified":"2020-07-22T00:42:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T04:42:57","slug":"general-assembly-general-debate-3rd-and-4th-meetings-press-release-ga-12183-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/general-assembly-general-debate-3rd-and-4th-meetings-press-release-ga-12183-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"General Assembly General Debate (3rd and 4th Meetings) \u2013 Press Release (GA\/12183) (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"meeting-session\"><strong>SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION,<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<span class=\"meeting-information\">3RD &amp; 4TH MEETINGS (AM &amp; PM)<br \/>\nGA\/12183<br \/>\n24 SEPTEMBER 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/fr\/2019\/ag12183.doc.htm\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ABDEL FATTAH AL SISI, President of\u00a0<u>Egypt<\/u>,&#8230;Turning to the Palestinian question, he described it as the longest\u2011standing crisis in the Middle East, expressing disappointment over the absence of a just solution based on international resolutions calling for the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital.\u00a0 Arabs are open to the realization of a just and comprehensive peace and the Arab Peace Initiative is still on the table, he said.\u00a0 In this regard, he underscored the need to restore Palestinian rights and to establish a security and economic system in the Middle East based on peace, security and cooperation.\u00a0 Expressing concern over the protracted crisis in Libya, he urged all parties concerned to stop the conflict and address its root causes by fully implementing the Â鶹APP plan adopted by the Security Council in October 2017, and by addressing the imbalance in the distribution of wealth and power.\u00a0 He further underlined the need to unify all national institutions, avoid the ensuing chaos by militias, and prevent the intervention of external actors in Libya\u2019s internal affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ECEP TAYYIP ERDO\u011eAN, President of\u00a0<u>Turkey<\/u>&#8230;He also called for the immediate establishment of an independent Palestinian State within the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to note that Israel disregards all human values through acts of aggression, such as the inhuman blockade of Gaza, the illegal construction of settlements and attacks against the historical and legal status of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>IBRAHIM MOHAMED SOLIH, President of\u00a0<u>Maldives<\/u>&#8230;Spotlighting the question of Palestine, he affirmed that the inalienable rights of Palestinians have been \u201cacutely and blatantly dismissed by Israel, marginalized and discriminated against, in complete disregard of international law\u201d. \u00a0Expressing support for a two\u2011State solution, he called for a genuine and meaningful dialogue between Arab countries and Israel, urging the Â鶹APP and Member States to undertake every effort to work towards settlement of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>TAMIM BIN HAMAD AL-THANI, Amir of\u00a0<u>Qatar<\/u>&#8230;Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestinian territory as well as its settlement activity, Judaization of Jerusalem and blockade of Gaza are happening in defiance of Â鶹APP resolutions, he noted.\u00a0 Permanent peace requires guaranteeing the rights of the Palestinian people on the basis of the pre\u20111967 borders and with East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian State, and the end of Israeli occupation, he noted.\u00a0 Qatar will not stop supporting any effort aimed at realizing a just peace, he said, adding that his Government will continue to provide Palestinians with political and humanitarian support.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ABDULLAH II IBN AL HUSSEIN, King of\u00a0<u>Jordan<\/u>&#8230;Turning to the Palestinian\u2011Israeli conflict, he stressed that no crisis has done more global damage than that and called for the end of the occupation; its continuation is a global moral tragedy.\u00a0 It is time to demonstrate that global justice and human rights belong to the Palestinians.\u00a0 It begins with respect for the holy sites and rejecting all attempts to alter the legal status of East Jerusalem and the authentic historic character of the Holy City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Hashemite Custodian, I am bound by a special duty to protect Jerusalem\u2019s Islamic and Christian holy sites,\u201d he declared, also calling for an end to the conflict and for a just, lasting and durable peace through the realization of the two\u2011State solution.\u00a0 Tolerance, compassion and the equality of all human beings are the values that make global harmony and collection action possible.\u00a0 They are the values that permeate the Â鶹APP Charter.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>JO\u00c3O MANUEL GON\u00c7ALVES LOUREN\u00c7O, President of\u00a0<u>Angola<\/u>&#8230;Spotlighting tensions on the Korean Peninsula as a major concern and a continuing threat to world peace, he welcomed diplomatic efforts on that front and went on to voice further concern about the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, appealing for moderation from all parties.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PEDRO S\u00c1NCHEZ, President of\u00a0<u>Spain<\/u>&#8230;On the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, his Government remains committed to the two-State solution.\u00a0 Pointing to rising tensions in the Persian Gulf, he called on regional parties to act with restraint.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>M. SAAD-EDDINE EL OTHMANI, Prime Minister of\u00a0<u>Morocco<\/u>&#8230;He stated his country\u2019s preoccupation with the lack of a promising avenue for peace between Israel and Palestine, citing this situation as a source of instability and tension in the Middle East. \u00a0Morocco stands with the Palestinian people, and he rejected Israel\u2019s settlement policy and any changes to the nature or status of Jerusalem. \u00a0Sustainable peace requires that Palestinians are able to enjoy rights to an independent State with its capital in East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For information media. 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