UN / EU GOLAN HEIGHTS

On behalf of the current EU Members of the Security Council – Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom, the Belgian ambassador stated that they do not recognize Golan Heights to be part of the territory of the State of Israel. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:32
• Production Date: 26 March 2019
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: EUROPEAN UNION - EU; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY ISRAEL
• Geographic Subject: GOLAN HEIGHTS
• MAMS Id: 2371469
• Parent Id: 2371469
• Alternate Title: unifeed190326h

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STORY: UN / EU GOLAN HEIGHTS
TRT: 1:32
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 26 MARCH 2019, NEW YORK CITY

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1.Close up, UN flag

26 MARCH 2019, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, ambassadors walking to the podium
3. Close up, camera
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations:
“In line with the international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, notably Resolution 242 and 497, we do not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967, including the Golan Heights, and we do not consider them to be part of the territory of the State of Israel. Annexations of territory by force is prohibited under international law. Any declaration of unilateral border change goes against the foundation of the rules based international order and UN Charter.”
5. Close up, journalists writing
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations:
“We raise our strong concerns about the broader consequences of recognizing illegal annexation and also about the broader regional consequences.”
7. Wide shot, ambassadors leaving the podium

Storyline

On behalf of the current EU Members of the Security Council – Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom, the Belgian ambassador stated that they do not recognize Golan Heights to be part of the territory of the State of Israel.

In the context of the US Presidential Proclamation issued Monday stating that the United States recognizes that the Golan Heights are part of the State of Israel, the five current members of the Security Council today (26 Mar) reiterated that their position on the status of the Golan “has not changed.”

Delivering a statement issued by the five members, Belgium ambassador Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve told reporters “in line with international law, and relevant security council resolutions, notably Resolutions 242 and 497, we do not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967, including the Golan Heights, and we do not consider them to be part of the territory of the State of Israel.”

He continued, “annexation of territory by force is prohibited under international law. Any declaration of a unilateral border change goes against the foundation of the rules-based international order and the UN Charter.”

The Belgium ambassador also raised “strong concerns about the broader consequences of recognizing illegal annexation and also about the broader regional consequences.”