UN / IRAN PAKISTAN REAX

A UN spokesperson said Secretary-General António Guterres was “very concerned” about the recent escalation and exchange of rockets between Iran and Pakistan. We've seen reports of casualties on both sides. The Secretary-General urged both countries “to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:00
• Production Date: 18 January 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: SECRETARIAT
• Subject Topical: BORDER INCIDENTS; CONFLICT; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: IRAN; PAKISTAN
• MAMS Id: 3165385
• Parent Id: 3165385
• Alternate Title: unifeed240118d

Description

STORY: UN / IRAN PAKISTAN REAX
TRT: 01:00
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

18 JANUARY 2024, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“He's very concerned about this escalation, about the exchange of fire, of rockets between Iran and Pakistan. We've seen reports of casualties on both sides. Again, he urges both countries to exercise maximum restraint, avoid any further escalation. Any security issues, any diplomatic, any issues, concerns, between Iran and Pakistan must be addressed through peaceful means, through dialogue, through cooperation. And again, in accordance with the principles of sovereignty, national integrity, and good neighbourly relations, I mean, we are seeing heightened tensions grow in that region, and that is something that is of worry.”
5. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away

Storyline

A UN spokesperson today (18 Jan) said Secretary-General António Guterres was “very concerned” about the recent escalation and exchange of rockets between Iran and Pakistan. We've seen reports of casualties on both sides. The Secretary-General urged both countries “to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions.

Talking to reporters in New York, the spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric said, “any security issues, any diplomatic, any issues, concerns, between Iran and Pakistan must be addressed through peaceful means, through dialogue, through cooperation. And again, in accordance with the principles of sovereignty, national integrity, and good neighbourly relations, I mean, we are seeing heightened tensions grow in that region, and that is something that is of worry.”

According to news reports, at least nine people were killed by airstrikes launched from Pakistan against alleged militant hideouts in Iran today, following Iranian airstrikes days earlier into Pakistani territory.