{"id":187872,"date":"2005-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=187872"},"modified":"2019-07-11T16:15:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:15:16","slug":"auto-insert-187872","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-187872\/","title":{"rendered":"Mideast situation\/Palestinian question – USG for Political Affairs Prendergast briefs SecCo – Verbatim record"},"content":{"rendered":"
Security Council <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Sixtieth year <\/p><\/div>\n 5166<\/strong><\/span>th meeting<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Thursday, 21 April 2005, 10 a.m.<\/p><\/div>\n New York<\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n \n President<\/i>:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Wang Guangya <\/p>\n<\/td>\n (China)<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Members<\/i>:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n Algeria <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Baali<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Argentina <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Mayoral<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Benin <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Adechi<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Brazil <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Sardenberg<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Denmark <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Ms. Løj<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n France <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. De La Sablière<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Greece <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mrs. Papadopoulou<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Japan <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Kitaoka<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Philippines <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Baja<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Romania <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Dumitru<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Russian Federation <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Konuzin<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Thomson<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n United Republic of Tanzania <\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Manongi <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n <\/p>\n<\/td>\n United States of America <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Mr. Vrooman<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n <\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n Agenda<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question<\/p><\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n <\/i><\/span> <\/span>The meeting was called to order at 10.15 a.m.<\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n <\/i><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n Adoption of the agenda<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n The agenda was adopted.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n The President<\/strong> (spoke in Chinese<\/i> ): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council’s prior consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. <\/p><\/div>\n It is so decided.<\/p><\/div>\n The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. <\/p><\/div>\n At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to whom I give the floor. <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n Mr. Prendergast<\/strong>: <\/strong>Recent events in the Middle East continue to confirm the potential for peace, but warn us that this new process is still fragile. I think all of us are aware that it will take time, patience and courage to rebuild trust and confidence between Israelis and Palestinians. A degree of edginess and renewed suspicion has been evident in the past month about, on the one side, Israeli intentions and, on the other, Palestinian resolve and capabilities. If sustained progress is to be made, it is important that those doubts and suspicions be dispelled. <\/p><\/div>\n It is against that background that Israel is preparing to withdraw from settlements in the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank sometime this summer. The act of disengagement, in and of itself, will be a landmark in Israeli-Palestinian relations. The pressing challenge for the parties and the international community is to take all possible actions to ensure that disengagement happens, that it happens in a coordinated way and that it does not become a dead end, but contributes to the momentum for peace. As the Quartet has stated and restated, a full and complete withdrawal, undertaken in a manner consistent with the <\/span>road map<\/a>, would be an important step towards realizing the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\n
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