{"id":207492,"date":"2010-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=207492"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:23:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:23:34","slug":"auto-insert-207492","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-207492\/","title":{"rendered":"SecGen to Meet Israel Deputy PM Barak – SecGen spokesperson – Noon briefing (excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING <\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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SECRETARY-GENERAL TO MEET EHUD BARAK IN NEW YORK, FOLLOWING CALLS TO SEVERAL LEADERS IN THE REGION<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Secretary-General will meet on Friday with Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. He expects to discuss a range of issues with him, including the situation in Gaza and the need to continue Israel's freeze on settlement activity.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nThe Secretary-General also made a number of calls to senior leaders in the region yesterday, in his continuing efforts to encourage the parties in the <\/span>Middle East<\/u><\/a> peace process to move forward in the peace process. He spoke by telephone separately with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, with Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa and with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, underscoring his support for proceeding towards meaningful direct talks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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\nAsked about the League of Arab States’ agreement in principle to direct talks, the Spokesperson noted that the Arab League Secretary-General was one of the people whom the Secretary-General had contacted by phone on Wednesday.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nHe said that the Secretary-General has been playing a very important role in moving the process forward and communicating with the parties. Recently, Nesirky noted, the Secretary-General had also spoken about the peace process with the US envoy, George Mitchell. <\/p><\/div>\n

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EAST JERUSALEM: U.N. SPECIAL COORDINATOR DEPLORES TAKEOVER OF PALESTINIAN HOUSE BY ISRAELI SETTLERS<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Robert Serry, the <\/span>UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process<\/u><\/a>, issued a statement today deploring what he called an “unacceptable action” by armed Israeli settlers who forcibly took over a building, which is home to nine Palestinian families, in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City in East Jerusalem.
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Serry called on the Israeli authorities to remove the settlers from the property and restore the previous status quo. <\/p><\/div>\n

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