PRESS STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST SITUATION

BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

 

 

      Following is this evening's press statement on the Middle East by Security Council President Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation):

 

 

      The members of the Security Council heard a briefing by the Under-Secretary-General, Kieran Prendergast, on the sending of the fact-finding team to Jenin.

      The members of the Council remain firm in their insistence on full implementation of .  They are concerned at the continued delay in the arrival of the fact-finding team.  They strongly support the Secretary-General in his efforts to ensure the immediate deployment of the fact-finding team to Jenin with full cooperation of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.  They support, in particular, the Secretary-General’s letters to Ambassador Lancry and Ambassador Al-Kidwa of 27 April.
 
      The members of the Council expect a positive report from the Secretary-General by 29 April. 

 

      This position of the members of the Council has been conveyed to Ambassador Lancry today.

 

 

 

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