  {"id":207176,"date":"2014-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207176"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:19:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:19:45","slug":"auto-insert-207176","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207176\/","title":{"rendered":"SecGen emphasizes need to act with restraint on Middle East peace process &#8211; SG&#8217;s Spokesperson&#8217;s noon briefing (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING<br \/>\nBY FARHAN HAQ, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>FRIDAY, 4 APRIL 2014<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:9px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&#160;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\/&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;padding-bottom:4px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>U.N. IN CONTACT WITH SIDES TO EMPHASIZE NEED TO ACT WITH RESTRAINT ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Asked about UN and Quartet contacts with the Israelis and Palestinians, the Spokesperson said that they were in contact with the sides to emphasize the need to manage current developments responsibly and act with restraint.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-bottom:4px;margin-left:20px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Symbol, serif;\">&#183;<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre; font-size:smaller\">\t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">Haq expressed the hope that a way can be found to see negotiations through until the scheduled end of the nine-month timeframe set to expire on 29 April. 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