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STORY: UN / RICE
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SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 10 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN building
10 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
2. Zoom in, Rice walks up to the microphone
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“The United States has long said that it supports a modest expansion of permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council. The President’s statement in support of India’s candidacy for permanent membership reflects the recognition of the obvious fact that India is a large democracy that is making meaningful contributions to international peace and security, and it’s hard to conceive of a reformed United Nations Security Council that includes new permanent members, that wouldn’t include India as a permanent member.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
4. Close up, camera
10 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“There are a number, frankly a large number of sanctions in US law that relate not only to the situation between the North and the South, but also to Darfur, and they will not be alleviated unless and until the situation in Darfur is adequately addressed, consistent with US law.”
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
6. Close up, notepad
10 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“What we’ve also said to the Government of Sudan is that were it to take the steps that it’s committed to, and allow the peaceful and on-time conduct of the referendum in the South, and resolve all of the outstanding issues that remain between the two sides, including Abiyei, and borders, and security, and citizenship, to name just a few, as well as respect the outcome of the referendum, that could initiate a process of improved relationship with the United States.”
8. Tracking shot, Rice walks away
United States (US) Ambassador Susan Rice, talking to reporters outside the Security Council, today (10 November) reaffirmed President Barack Obama’s statement in support of India’s accession to the Security Council as a permanent member.
Rice said that the US has long supported “a modest expansion of permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council” and added that as “a large democracy that is making meaningful contributions to international peace and security,” it would be “hard to conceive” an expanded Security Council “that wouldn’t include India as a permanent member.”
Turning to Sudan, Rice noted that there are “a large number of sanctions” in US law against the Sudanese Government that “will not be alleviated unless and until the situation in Darfur is adequately addressed, consistent with US law.”
Nevertheless, she acknowledged that if the Government were to “take the steps that it’s committed to” and the upcoming referendum in South Sudan is conducted in a peaceful manner and on-time, as well as if “all of the outstanding issues that remain between the two sides” are resolved, and the outcome of the referendum is respected, “that could initiate a process of improved relationship with the United States.”
Southern Sudan will hold a referendum on 9 January 2011 to decide whether or not it should remain as a part of Sudan, while the Abyei region will conduct its own referendum to decide whether or not to become part of Southern Sudan.
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