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  1. “There are still a number of speakers on my list for this meeting. Given the lateness of the hour, with the agreement of the members of the Council, I intend to suspend the meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.10 p.m.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  2. “Once again, I wish to recall the appeal by the presidency to all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously, while we listen respectfully to all those who wish to contribute to today’s debate. I now give the floor to the representative of the Philippines.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  3. “I would like to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. I now give the floor to the representative of Jordan.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  4. “For its part, Russia will continue to do its best to contribute to the stabilization of the Middle East and North Africa and promote the Middle East peace process, together with all the countries of the region and in coordination with other good-faith mediators. As always, we stand ready to discuss relevant initiatives as part of our collective work in the forum of the United Nations. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  5. “That will improve the socioeconomic situation, strengthen administrative institutions and enable them to prepare for a dialogue with Israel, this time on behalf of the entire Palestinian people. We know that our friends from Egypt, Jordan, Algeria and other colleagues are working towards the restoration of Palestinian unity. We also are making efforts to that end and intend to continue to do so. I would like to stress the roles played by Saudi Arabia as the penholder of the Arab Peace Initiative, Jordan, as the custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem, the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. We certainly attach special importance to the need to do everything possible to ensure that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East continues its effective work.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  6. “The Secretary-General recently took the initiative to convene a meeting in early May on Afghanistan. We support that, but why should he not take a similar initiative and convene a meeting of the Quartet? That is his prerogative. Needless to say, at the same time we call on the Israelis and Palestinians to cease all unilateral actions that jeopardize the possibility of implementing a two- State solution, including terrorist and other armed attacks, incitement to aggression, the disproportionate use of force by any party, all unlawful measures related to the issue of settlements and attempts to change the status quo in Jerusalem. We would like to see the Palestinian movements rise above their partisan ambitions and unite on the political platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  7. “I simply cited a statement by Antony Blinken, who mentioned both “leaving aside legalities” and that “legal questions are something else.” There we have an idea of how resolutions are being implemented and how people are positioning themselves within our Organization. In the circumstances, I believe the role of the United Nations as a facilitator of multilateral diplomacy is especially important. We urge the leadership of the Secretariat and the Secretary-General himself to pay close attention to ensuring compliance with Security Council resolutions, and, of course, especially those relevant to the Middle Eastern settlement. We would also like to see the Secretary-General fulfil his duties more actively as moderator of the Quartet without waiting for permission.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  8. “With the Council’s permission, I would like to cite a small part of an interview which United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave Wolf Blitzer of CNN on 8 February 2021. (spoke in English) Answering a question on the Golan Heights, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, “Look, leaving aside the legalities of that question, as a practical matter, the Golan is very important to Israel’s security. As long as Assad is in power in Syria, as long as Iran is present in Syria, militia groups backed by Iran, the Assad regime itself — all of these pose a significant security threat to Israel, and, as a practical matter, the control of the Golan in that situation, I think, remains of real importance to Israel’s security. Legal questions are something else.” (spoke in Russian) I am not making any value judgments here.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  9. “The Americans and Europeans are crudely exploiting the Ukrainian issue, using blackmail and threats in their attempts to get developing countries on their side and thereby divert their attention from the problems in the Middle East and other regions of the global South. Look, they say, we will beat Russia and everything will work out on its own. And because of that, the crises that developing countries have long wanted to see resolved fall victim to the double standards and colonial instincts of the West, driven by its own selfish interests to dictate its demands to the whole world, ignoring the culture and traditions of other peoples and making a mockery of international law.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  10. “On the other hand, non-compliance with Security Council resolutions is a violation, I believe, of Article 25 of the Charter, which requires everyone to abide by the decisions of the Security Council. Is it perhaps time that those who have blatantly buried previous resolutions explained themselves to the General Assembly? The resolutions that the West has sabotaged include decisions on Palestine, the Golan Heights, Western Sahara, the Kosovo settlement, the Iranian nuclear programme and, of course, the Minsk agreements on Ukraine, which we discussed in detail yesterday (see S/PV.9308).”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  11. “There is a reason why that non-fulfilment of the resolutions of the Security Council resolutions — and not just those related to issues in the Middle East — deserves special mention. Not long ago, the United States and its allies went to great lengths to ensure that, every time a veto was cast in the Security Council, the issue would be brought up for debate in the Assembly. We did not object to that, although the whole notion clearly targeted Russia. However, we have nothing to hide. When we exercise the right of the veto, we clearly explain the reasons and have no problem with repeating our arguments in the General Assembly. But here is the thing. The use of the veto is an inalienable right — a full-fledged part of the mechanisms enshrined in the Charter — and the use of the veto does not violate it in any way.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  12. “However, instead of helping to restore the political horizon, the United States and the European Union continue their destructive attempts to substitute some sort of economic half-measures for genuine peace and promote Arab-Israeli normalization by bypassing a just resolution of the Palestinian problem and the Arab Peace Initiative. The Middle East Quartet of international mediators has been a victim of their efforts. Now Washington claims to be the sole sponsor of the Middle East peace process, unembarrassed by the fact that it long ago lost the neutrality and impartiality required of an honest broker, especially after the well- known decisions by the Trump Administration that are in direct contradiction to the relevant Security Council resolutions and that the Biden Administration has not rescinded.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  13. “In the circumstances, while it is of course important to treat and prevent the symptoms of a deteriorating situation, it is absolutely imperative that all the major stakeholders reaffirm that there can be no alternative to a two-State solution if Palestinians are to realize their right to their own independent State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and Israelis their right to coexist peacefully and safely with their neighbours and within the region as a whole. Only a return to direct negotiations on all the final-status issues can break the vicious cycle and restore mutual trust.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  14. “We cannot be silent in the face of the record speed with which Israel is building settlements, together with its retroactive legalization of outposts, expropriation of land, demolition of houses and arbitrary arrests. Nor can we turn a blind eye to the growing radicalization on Palestinian streets and the deepening rifts between the major Palestinian parties, with the potential to lead to violent confrontations.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  15. “The situation is aggravated by the Israeli attacks on Syria — of which there have already been at least 10 this year — including the shelling of Aleppo International Airport, which is the airport used to deliver humanitarian aid to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck on 6 February. The number of incidents on the Blue Line with Lebanon has increased, including the largest exchange of rocket strikes since 2006. The main reason for the regular outbreaks of violence between the Palestinians and Israel continues to be the unilateral measures aimed at creating irreversible facts on the ground and the use of force to protect those facts.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  16. “We believe that it is more necessary than ever to reaffirm the common denominators of the Middle East settlement, as set out in the decisions of the Security Council and General Assembly, as well as to stop the threat of yet another armed confrontation and provide a political horizon for resuming the peace process. Developments in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the disengagement line between Israel, Lebanon and Syria have raised tensions to an extremely dangerous level. Since the beginning of the year, military raids in Jenin, Jericho, Nablus, Huwwara and clashes over the violation of the status of the holy sites have killed more than 100 Palestinians and injured thousands. The number of Israeli casualties is also growing, as the representative of that country just mentioned.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  17. “I refer primarily to the restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, through the mediation of China, as well as the plans to return Syria to the Arab family — something we have worked towards for a long time — and the normalization between Damascus and Ankara, which began with Russia’s assistance, using the advantages of the Astana format. In addition, largely thanks to the initiatives outlined by Riyadh, we have seen proactive actions steps taken to accelerate the settlement of the bloody conflict in Yemen. At the same time, we note with deep regret and concern that the Palestinian problem remains on the sidelines of those positive developments. Our intention in convening today’s open debate was to draw attention to the unprecedented rise in tensions and violence in the Arab-Israeli conflict zone.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  18. “We intend to develop active cooperation with all the countries of the region, both bilaterally and through the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council. We can see a growing interest in the Russian initiative to ensure collective security, with the participation of all coastal countries, both Arab States and Iran, including with the involvement of the outer circle of influential States. We welcome the positive changes that until recently seemed difficult to achieve.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  19. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation. The Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation that is unfolding in a highly contradictory way. What is needed more than ever is to improve the relations between the States of the region, stabilize the conflict zones and step up efforts to resolve them politically and diplomatically on the basis of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Our position in that regard is outlined in Russia’s new foreign policy concept, which was recently adopted by President Putin. We give priority to establishing a stable and comprehensive architecture of stability and cooperation in the Middle East and promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue.”

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  20. “I thank Mr. Wennesland for his briefing. I now call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Observer State of Palestine.”

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  21. “Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to the United Nations. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Mr. Wennesland.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  22. “There being no objection, it is so decided. On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Riad Al-Malki. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the following to participate in this meeting: His Excellency Mr. Hameed Ajibaiye Opeloyeru, Permanent Observer at the Observer Mission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations; His Excellency Mr. Olof Skoog, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; His Excellency Mr. Cheikh Niang, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People; and His Excellency Mr.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source

  23. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Türkiye, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Viet Nam to participate in this meeting. I propose that the Council invite the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Observer State of Palestine to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard.”

    2023-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9309 (2023) · source