The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.<\/p>\n
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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Sorry.\u00a0 I’ll repeat.\u00a0 Yes, Farhan.\u00a0 The PA [Palestinian Authority] issued a statement saying that they had a fear that the Israelis\u2026 the Israeli\u2026 [Benjamin] Netanyahu might take advantage of the corona pandemic and annex the Jordan Valley are you aware of that? \u00a0Did Mladenov mention anything like that? And if that happens, do you have\u2026 does the SG have any reaction or any step that he can take?<\/p>\n
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Deputy Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Regarding the situation in the Jordan Valley, we’ve repeatedly spoken out \u2014 the Secretary\u2011General, Nickolay Mladenov and others \u2014 against\u2026 about the need to avoid any unilateral steps and any steps that could endanger the peace process, and we continue to do so.\u00a0 At this stage, of course, what we are encouraging is for the Israelis and the Palestinians to work together in the fight against COVID\u201119, and Mr. Mladenov has been encouraged by the cooperation that the two parties have been showing as they try to deal with the pandemic.<\/p>\n
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