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2007-03-14

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2012-04-23

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1. “There were no further moves, however, towards dialogue between Israel and Syria in the past month. European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana is in Damascus today, having already visited Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. With respect to challenges to progress, developments on the ground underscore the need for both sides to take concrete actions that demonstrate their adherence to existing agreements and international obligations. One source of deep concern is continued tension and violence, which took the lives this past month of 23 Palestinians - eight at the hands of the Israel Defense Forces and 15 from internal fighting - and one Israeli. Over the same period, Palestinian militants in Gaza fired at least 55 rockets into Israel.”

   2007-03-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5638 (2007) · source

2. “We call on the two leaders to continue their dialogue and to focus on the substantive final status issues that must be addressed in order to provide a political horizon and to advance the road map. We welcome Secretary Rice's plans to return to the region later this month. We continue to see welcome signs of increased engagement by Arab countries. Preparatory meetings held in advance of the summit of the League of Arab States on 28 March in Riyadh have centred around efforts to breathe new life into the Arab peace initiative. That important initiative is a building block of the road map and represents a strategic choice by Arab countries for peace and coexistence with Israel, based on a comprehensive regional approach. Prime Minister Olmert has recently spoken of the positive elements that Israel sees in the initiative.”

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3. “In the meantime, as called for by the Quartet, preliminary discussions are under way on new ideas proposed by the European Commission for facilitating aid financing and coordination to support Palestinian social and economic development and to strengthen public institutions and governance. That initiative will benefit from consultation with all stakeholders, bearing 07-26922 in mind the results of national unity discussions and existing aid coordination arrangements. As to efforts to advance political dialogue, since the last briefing, President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert met on two occasions - once with United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on 19 February, and again last Sunday in a bilateral meeting. Those meetings have provided a vital channel of dialogue at a sensitive time.”

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4. “We must hope that the new Government will take positions and actions that demonstrate, as was agreed in Mecca, respect for the signed agreements of the Palestine Liberation Organization that renounce terrorism, recognize Israel's right to exist in peace and security, and impose crucial obligations on the Palestinian Authority. The United Nations Special Coordinator, Alvaro de Soto, has been actively pressing those issues during the crucial period of Government formation. As it affirmed when it met in Berlin on 21 February, the Quartet is taking a "wait-and-see" approach. It reaffirmed its readiness to support a Government committed to Quartet principles and encouraged progress in that direction. As events unfold, the United Nations will continue its consultations with Quartet and regional partners.”

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5. “Concerning Palestinian political developments, thankfully, the ceasefire agreed in Mecca has already calmed the internal Palestinian front, although isolated clashes underscore the fragility of the situation. After being commissioned to form the new Government by President Abbas, Prime Minister-designate Haniyeh has consulted with all factions and remained in close and frequent contact with the President himself to finalize the new Government and prepare its programme for presentation to the Palestinian Legislative Council. Under the Basic Law, the new Government must be finalized by 21 March, and there are signs that it may be presented imminently.”

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6. “We have no choice, however, but to keep working tirelessly towards that end to overcome the setbacks that inevitably occur along the way and to build, wherever possible, on steps in the right direction. Despite continuing tensions, violence and mistrust, a majority of Israelis and Palestinians still embrace a 2 common dream of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. The challenges to progress remain formidable today, but following a year in which prospects for peace seemed only to diminish, several developments of the past month - among them the agreement reached in Mecca on a Palestinian national unity Government, and the renewal of the Israeli-Palestinian dialogue - hold out the potential, if not the promise, to begin turning that trend around.”

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7. “Mr. Pascoe: It is a great pleasure to be here today. As members know, this is my first opportunity to be here in this Chamber. I hope it is the first of many opportunities, and we look forward to working very closely with the Council in the months and years ahead. This will no doubt be the first of many briefings I will give to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East. I look forward to working closely with the Council, reporting on major developments and on the work of the Secretary-General and his representatives, and facilitating the Council's engagement in the search for a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in accordance with its resolutions. I hardly need remind the members of the Council just how often and how tragically the hopes for peace in the Middle East have been frustrated in the past.”

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