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UN / GULF TANKERS ATTACKS
STORY: UN / GULF TANKERS ATTACKS
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 JUNE 2019, NEW YORK CITY
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
13 JUNE 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, Kuwait Foreign Minister and UN Secretary-General at meeting
4. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I note with deep concern this morning’s security incidents in the Strait of Hormuz. I strongly condemn any attack against civilian vessels. Facts must be established, and responsibilities clarified. If there is something the world cannot afford, it is a major confrontation in the Gulf region.”
5. Wide shot, Security Council
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General, League of Arab States:
“These dangerous developments, in our opinion, must be a cause for action by your esteemed Council against those behind them to maintain stability in the region. Mr. President, some are playing with fire these days in this region, and everyone must pay close attention.”
7. Wide shot, Security Council
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General, League of Arab States:
“I find it important, in this regard, to stress that the maintenance of the security of the Arab region is an integral prerequisite for the preservation of the international security system, and that threats and acts that undermine Arab security will entail serious consequences that will not stop at the borders of our Arab region. International solidarity is therefore essential in order to send an unequivocal and unambiguous message to our neighbours – all our neighbours - that subversive activities are no longer acceptable, and that concealing themselves behind regional proxies or the grey-zone operations that are non-attributable to their original perpetrators is a tactic that is rejected by us all.”
9. Wide shot, Security Council
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kuwait:
“We condemn the targeting of two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman which comes recently as a part of a continuous series of destructive events which targets the safety of the waterways and undermines the world’s energy security; which in turn threatens international peace and security. We reiterate our call on the international community to take all necessary procedures and measures to prevent further tensions in this sensitive part of the world.”
11. Wide shot, Security Council
UN chief António Guterres noted “with deep concern this morning’s security incidents in the Strait of Hormuz” adding that “if there is something the world cannot afford, it is a major confrontation in the Gulf region.”
Speaking at a Security Council meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and the Arab League today (13 Jun), Guterres said he strongly condemned “any attack against civilian vessels” and noted that facts must be established, and “responsibilities clarified.”
On cooperation with regional organizations, Guterres said it had been his priority since day to prevent conflict and sustain peace adding that the UN’s cooperation with the League of Arab States (LAS) is pivotal. He announced that the UN Liaison Office to the LAS in Cairo would become operational this month. He said the Liaison Office, which is the first funded by the UN regular budget, would will improve the effectiveness of cooperation between the two organizations.
Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit also condemned the attacks on the oil tankers as well as the ballistic missiles targeting Saudi Arabia two days ago. He said, “These dangerous developments, in our opinion, must be a cause for action by your esteemed Council against those behind them to maintain stability in the region. Mr. President, some are playing with fire these days in this region, and everyone must pay close attention.”
Aboul Gheit stressed that the maintenance of the Arab region’s security is “an integral prerequisite for the preservation of the intonational security system.” He said threats and acts that undermine Arab security would “entail serious consequences that will not stop at the borders of our Arab region.” He called on the international community to send “an unequivocal and unambiguous message to our neighbours – all our neighbours - that subversive activities are no longer acceptable, and that concealing themselves behind regional proxies or the grey-zone operations that are non-attributable to their original perpetrators is a tactic that is rejected by us all.”
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah said his country condemned the targeting of the two oil tankers which “comes recently as a part of a continuous series of destructive events which targets the safety of the waterways and undermines the world’s energy security.” He called on the international community to “take all necessary procedures and measures to prevent further tensions in this sensitive part of the world.”
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