{"id":238641,"date":"2020-09-14T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T16:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=238641"},"modified":"2021-05-06T14:50:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T18:50:09","slug":"moving-embassies-from-tel-aviv-to-jerusalem-14-sept-2020-daily-press-briefing-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/moving-embassies-from-tel-aviv-to-jerusalem-14-sept-2020-daily-press-briefing-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem \u2013 14 Sept. 2020 Daily Press Briefing \u2013 (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"
14 SEPTEMBER 2020<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today\u2019s noon briefing by St\u00e9phane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.\u00a0 Happy Monday.\u00a0 Good afternoon to all of you.<\/p>\n

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Questions and Answers<\/u><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Farhan [Haq] sent me something as\u2026 in the form of response to my question how the Secretary\u2011General views this agreement between\u2026 in Washington, D.C., between Trump Administration and Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 and the Kosovo Prime Minister [Avdullah] Hoti a week ago.\u00a0 Now, since the\u2026 as a part of that agreement was the recognition of Israel of Kosovo.\u00a0 While Serbia and Kosovo would move their embassies from Tel Aviv, obviously, Kosovo will open in Jerusalem.\u00a0 How the Secretary\u2011General view that context, moving embassies in the\u2026 that context of peace?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>: \u00a0Look, the decision to move an embassy is a decision taken by the different entities.\u00a0 As for the status of Jerusalem, the Secretary\u2011General believes that it’s an issue that should be decided by the parties.\u00a0 As for more countries recognizing each other and establishing relations, that’s obviously a positive step.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Do you think\u2026 as a follow\u2011up, do you think that this is a right move in the right direction in the peace process in the Middle East or some kind of peril of moving that way\u2026?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Listen, I will leave the in\u2011depth analysis to all of you.\u00a0 Ms.\u00a0Lederer?<\/p>\n

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Question<\/u>:\u00a0 Thank you, St\u00e9phane.\u00a0 I have a follow\u2011up on my friend’s Erol question.\u00a0 And when you said that moving the embassy, it’s up to the sovereign state, but if this move is in violation of Security Council, I think you should say it, because there is resolution\u00a0478<\/a>, which was adopted in 20 August\u00a01980, clearly instructs every country in the world not to move its embassy to Jerusalem.\u00a0 And this was re-emphasized in the resolution\u00a02334<\/a>, adopted on 23 December\u00a02016.\u00a0 So, I think\u2026 you said it this way, it looks like\u2026?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 What is clear\u2026 what is clear for us and for the Secretary\u2011General is that the status of Jerusalem is one that should be negotiated between the parties.\u00a0 And I would refer you to what we\u2026 to the statement that we issued when the United States announced its move, and the sentiments expressed in that statement stand today for other countries that may make the same decision.<\/p>\n

Question<\/u>:\u00a0 With my respect, I mean, the status of Jerusalem is one thing, and moving the embassy is something else.\u00a0 It is a direct violation of a clearly defined Security Council resolution.\u00a0 But, my question is about also the welcoming of the agreement between Bahrain and the\u2026 and Israel.\u00a0 [Nickolay] Mladenov, in his statement, when United Arab Emirates decided to recognize Israel, he rushed to say he\u2026 to welcome that, and he said it would stop the annexation.\u00a0 He used the word “stop”. \u00a0And it was proven that it was wrong.\u00a0 Again, why he\u2026 why you could welcome something that’s broke away from the norms of the UN Security Council resolution and Arab League resolutions, as well?<\/p>\n

Spokesman<\/u>:\u00a0 Abdelhamid, I will reread what I said, right, and you can then analyse and take out the words of what I\u2026 I mean, not take out.\u00a0 You can analyse and critique what I said.\u00a0 But, what I said is that the Secretary\u2011General hopes that the signing ceremony tomorrow will create more opportunities for regional cooperation, and he also hopes that Israelis and Palestinian leaders will re\u2011engage in a meaningful negotiation that will end the occupation, realize a two\u2011State solution in line with relevant UN resolutions, international law and the agreements that have already been agreed to, bilateral agreements that have been agreed to.\u00a0 Okay.<\/p>\n

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