BRUSSELS / GUTERRES PRESS ENCOUNTER

At a joint press encounter with the President of the European Council Charles Michel, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told journalists that as we live in a “chaotic world,” with the superpowers at odds with each other, it is very important to stick to clear principles - the United Nations Charter, international law, territorial integrity of countries and international humanitarian law. EUROPEAN COMMISSION

• Video Length: 00:02:41
• Production Date: 21 March 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; CHARLES MICHEL
• Corporate Name: EUROPEAN UNION - EU
• Subject Topical: PALESTINE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLIMATE CHANGE
• Geographic Subject: EUROPE
• MAMS Id: 3188112
• Parent Id: 3188112
• Alternate Title: unifeed240321a

Description

STORY: BRUSSELS / GUTERRES PRESS ENCOUNTER
TRT: 02:41
SOURCE: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
RESTRICTIONS: CREDIT EUROPEAN COMMISSION ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 MARCH 2024, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Shotlist

1 Exteriors, EU flags and EU building
2. Wide shot, Secretary-General arriving with the President of the European Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations:
"We live in a chaotic world, with the superpowers at odds with each other. We have a situation of impunity, where any country or any armed group thinks that it can do whatever it wants, because there's no accountability. And when we live in a chaotic world, it's very important to stick to principles. And the principles are clear: The United Nations Charter, international law, territorial integrity of countries, international humanitarian law. And that is the reason why we believe it's essential to have peace for Ukraine, but peace fully in line with the principles, which means peace respecting the charter, international law and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. That is the reason why we believe, for the same reasons, that we need a ceasefire in Gaza. As we condemned the terror attacks of the 7th of October, and as we condemned other violations of international humanitarian law by Hamas, we also condemned the fact that we are witnessing a number of civilian casualties in Gaza that is unprecedented in my time as Secretary-General. The basic principle of international humanitarian law is the protection of civilians. We must stick to principles, in Ukraine as in Gaza, without double standards, and at the same time, we must push the world to move progressively into some orderly form of multipolarity with strong multilateral institutions. And there is only one fundamental way to have a multipolar world. It is with the leadership of a strong and united European Union. We strongly appeal the European Union to play a very active role in relation to the central questions, the existential questions, that threaten today's world: Climate change, the uncontrolled development of artificial intelligence and the deep inequalities that we face.”
4. Wide shot, Secretary-General and European Council president leaving

Storyline

Today (21 Mar), in Brussels, the Secretary-General attended a working lunch with the Heads of State and Government of the European Union.

Prior to the lunch, he addressed the media with Charles Michel, the President of the European Council.

The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for the excellent cooperation between the EU and the UN, and the strong support of the EU to the UN and to multilateralism.

He told journalists that as we live in a chaotic world, with the superpowers at odds with each other, it is very important to stick to clear principles - the United Nations Charter, international law, territorial integrity of countries and international humanitarian law.

He renewed his call for peace in Ukraine, in line with the UN Charter, international law and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.

He also reiterated the need for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.