UN / SYRIA ROSELLI

The president of the Security Council, Uruguayan Ambassador Elbio Rosselli, told reporters that despite concerns over tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has received assurances that this will not affect the Syrian peace process. UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:19
• Production Date: 18 January 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ELBIO ROSSELLI
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: PEACE PROCESS
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 1548701
• Parent Id: 1548701
• Alternate Title: unifeed160118a

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STORY: UN / SYRIA ROSSELLI
TRT: 01:19
SOURCE: UNIFEED - UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 JANUARY 2016, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

18 JANUARY 2016, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Ambassador Elbio Rosselli of Uruguay at the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Elbio Rosselli, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations:
“There has been, since the very first days of January, concern on whether the situation that erupted between Saudi Arabia and Iran could affect the course of the process, and Mr. de Mistura has made very, very clear references that he got directly from the ministers of foreign affairs of both Iran and Saudi Arabia assurances that will not be the case and that the incident is completely isolated from the consideration of the agenda of 2254.”
4. Wide shot, Rosselli at the podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Elbio Rosselli, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations:
“The Council reiterated its very strong, unanimous support for the role that Mr. de Mistura is playing, has played, and will continue to play; and the central aspect of the process in the terms of resolution 2254.
6. Pan right, Rosselli walks away

Storyline

Uruguayan Ambassador Elbio Rosselli told reporters today (18 Jan) that despite concerns over tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has received assurances that this will not affect the Syrian peace process.

Rosselli, who is President of the Security Council for the month of January, said that De Mistura, in his briefing to the Council via teleconference, had said that ministers of foreign affairs of both Iran and Saudi Arabia had assured him that “the incident is completely isolated from the consideration of the agenda of (resolution) 2254.”

The Council, Rosselli said, had also “reiterated its very strong, unanimous support for the role that Mr. de Mistura is playing, has played, and will continue to play; and the central aspect of the process in the terms of resolution 2254.”

The Council in December unanimously approved a resolution endorsing a peace process designed to end Syria’s civil war after six years of fighting. Iran and Saudi Arabia are key players in that process.