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UN / SYRIA PEDERSEN
STORY: UN / SYRIA PEDERSEN
TRT: 1:39
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 FEBRUARY 2019, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT
RECENT – NEW YORK CITY
1 Exterior, United Nations Headquarters
28 FEBRUARY 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, delegates
4. Med shot, Syrian delegation
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria:
“It is not for me here to prejudge what can be built in a deeper dialogue. But I believe there is a shared sense that battlefield developments might be winding down. Nevertheless, the conflict is far from over. And the challenges of winning the peace are staggering in scale and complexity.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria:
“This brings me to my fourth point: As I deepen the dialogue with the parties, I sense a wide acceptance of the notion that convening a credible, balanced, inclusive and viable Syrian-led and -owned Constitutional Committee, under UN auspices in Geneva, can be important to revitalize the political process. It can be a door opener to a deeper dialogue and genuine negotiations.”
7. Wide shot, Security Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria:
“Syrians have every capacity to live together in peace and a political settlement is plainly needed if we are to see real and genuine reconciliation. There is no military solution and the true victors will be those who can move beyond slogans and paint a hopeful picture of what Syria could look like in ten years – a picture that all Syrians can support, even if the road towards it will be long and hard.”
9. Wide shot, Security Council
Geir Pedersen, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, briefed the Security Council in an open meeting this morning and said that it is essential to have direct and effective engagement with the Government of Syria and the opposition.
He welcomed the readiness of the parties to work with him, and said he believes that there is a shared sentiment that the battlefield developments may be winding down, although the conflict is far from over.
The Special Envoy said he senses a wide acceptance of the notion that convening a credible, balanced, inclusive and viable Syrian-led and -owned Constitutional Committee under UN auspices in Geneva can be important to revitalize the political process. It can be a door opener to a deeper dialogue and genuine negotiations, he said.
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