  {"id":221658,"date":"2019-09-28T09:29:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T13:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=221658"},"modified":"2020-07-22T00:42:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T04:42:38","slug":"general-assembly-general-debate-11th-and-12th-meetings-press-release-ga-12198-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/general-assembly-general-debate-11th-and-12th-meetings-press-release-ga-12198-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"General Assembly General Debate (11th and 12th Meetings) \u2013 Press Release (GA\/12198) (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"meeting-session\">SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"meeting-information\">11TH &amp; 12TH MEETINGS (AM &amp; PM)<br \/>\nGA\/12198<br \/>\n28 SEPTEMBER 2019<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/press\/fr\/2019\/ag12198.doc.htm\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plight of Small Island Countries, Iran\u2019s Behaviour in Middle East Also Spotlighted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PIETRO CARDINAL PAROLIN, Secretary of State of the\u00a0<u>Holy See<\/u>&#8230;In addition, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process uncovers the risks of unilateral measures and solutions, he noted, calling for a collaborative response instead.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BRUNO EDUARDO RODR\u00cdGUEZ PARRILLA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of\u00a0<u>Cuba<\/u>&#8230;He went on to reiterate Cuba\u2019s support for the creation of a sovereign and independent Palestinian State as part of a two-State solution;<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ANN CHRISTIN LINDE, Foreign Minister of\u00a0<u>Sweden<\/u>&#8230;She went on to demand an end to Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestine and the implementation of a two-State solution&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>NALEDI PANDOR, Minister for International Relations and Cooperation of\u00a0<u>South Africa<\/u>&#8230;Calling attention to Israel\u2019s illegal settlement activity and the insecurity for both Israelis and Palestinians, she called for a negotiated settlement, while condemning unilateral sanctions against Cuba&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ABDULLAH BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the\u00a0<u>United Arab Emirates<\/u>&#8230;The Palestinian cause will remain the central issue of the Arab world, and he called for a solution that enables Palestinians to establish an independent State with East Jerusalem as its capital. \u00a0With hard work and unified global efforts, he concluded, the international community can achieve regional stability&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>YOUSUF BIN ALAWI BIN ABDALLAH, Minister for Foreign Affairs of\u00a0<u>Oman<\/u>&#8230;The establishment of a sovereign Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, alongside Israel is also needed to achieve regional peace, security and stability.\u00a0 \u201cFailure to establish a Palestinian State would result in continuing violence and terror,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>SALEUMXAY KOMMASITH, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the\u00a0<u>Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic<\/u>&#8230;On the question of Palestine, he reiterated his Government\u2019s hope that the long overdue Israel-Palestinian conflict will be resolved peacefully and in accordance with Security Council resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>WILFRED P. 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