The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n
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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 We are imminently waiting the White House\u2019s release of its deal of the century Middle East peace plan.\u00a0 Just an update on yesterday, in the time between yesterday\u2019s briefing and now, given the importance of this and the Secretary\u2011General\u2019s pivotal role, was an advance copy shared with the Secretary\u2011General?<\/p>\n
Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 No, I\u2019m not aware of an advance copy being\u2026 having been shared.\u00a0 What I do know is that, over the past months, there have been various discussions with Mr.\u00a0[Nickolay] Mladenov and the Secretary\u2011General himself and people following the Middle East at different levels with the US Government, but I\u2019m not aware of any advanced copy having been shared.<\/p>\n
Question<\/u>:\u00a0 And with regard to settlements in the West Bank, Israeli media reporting that all settlements under this plan will be annexed by Israel.\u00a0 I know you can\u2019t comment on a plan that you haven\u2019t seen yet, but you perhaps can reiterate for us the UN\u2019s position on settlements.<\/p>\n
Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 It\u2019s reiterated regularly in the Security Council briefings\u2026 [cross talk]<\/p>\n
Question<\/u>:\u00a0 If you could restate it at the podium.<\/p>\n
Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 No, it\u2019s all reiterated.\u00a0 And we will have a\u2026 I\u2019m sorry.\u00a0 We will have a reaction to the peace plan in about\u2026 in a couple of hours.\u00a0 We\u2019re waiting, obviously, for the announcement\u2026 [cross talk]<\/p>\n
Question<\/u>:\u00a0 So, will you do another briefing?<\/p>\n
Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 We\u2019ll see.\u00a0 We\u2019ll probably issue a statement.\u00a0 Yes, Madame?<\/p>\n
Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thanks, Steph.\u00a0 Just following up, President [Donald] Trump proposes to have a Palestinian State capital in the East Jerusalem.\u00a0 Is the United States in the loop of any plans to try to broker any negotiations? \u00a0We know that the Palestinian Authority said that they were not included in this\u2026<\/p>\n
Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Listen, we have to wait for\u2026 in order to react to the plan, we have to wait, but what is clear is that the UN\u2019s position will continue to be bound and is bound by relevant Security Council\/General Assembly resolutions, whether it\u2019s on settlements, whether it\u2019s on the final status of Jerusalem, which we have said in the past is an issue that needs to be\u2026 is a final status and needs to be negotiated between the parties.<\/p>\n
Madame.<\/p>\n
Question<\/u>:\u00a0 On the refugees, on the Palestinian refugees in the region, do you have any update on that?<\/p>\n
Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 As I said, we have to wait to see what is announced, but I\u2026 our\u2026 the position of the Secretary\u2011General, as outlined in many Security Council briefings and other fora, remains unchanged and will not change in the\u2026 and continues to be bound by resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly.<\/p>\n
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