SUDAN / SECURITY COUNCIL PRESSER

The fifteen member UN Security Council delegation including the five permanent members of France, China, United States, Russian Federation and the United Kingdom, ended their three-day visit to Sudan today. Their visit was a combination of meetings with Khartoum and Juba. UNMIS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:14
• Production Date: 24 May 2011
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SUDAN - UNMIS
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; POLITICAL CONDITIONS
• MAMS Id: U110524e

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STORY: SUDAN / SECURITY COUNCIL PRESSER
TRT: 2:14
SOURCE: UNMIS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24 MAY 2011, JUBA/ SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, Conference room filled with journalist
2. Med shot, Cameras lined up for press conference coverage
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, US Ambassador to UN Security Council
“We are here to convey the message to the people of Southern Sudan that the United Nations and the international community stand with you, and we will be here to help as best we can as you build your new state. Obviously, the principle responsibility for building that new state lies with you the people of South Sudan and your leaders. But we will contribute in varieties of ways in support of the government and the people’s request; and we look forward to a robust and long term partnership with South Sudan. It is our interest and that of the international community that there be two viable states – viable new born South Sudan and a viable Sudan in the north that are cooperative and have friendly and mutually beneficial relations”.
4. Wide shot, UN Security Council Members
5. Med shot, UN Security Council Members
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Russian Ambassador to UN Security Council
“The time to reach those solutions is now, because of July 9 Southern Sudan is becoming independent and it is much better to come to an agreement now then to postpone it to after that day”.
7. Med shot, UN Security Council Members
8. Wide SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, US Ambassador to UN Security Council
“The withdrawal ought to be immediate, unconditional, and complete; and that remains the position of the Security Council and international community, and certainly my government as well. What has transpired is a grave risk to peace and stability to the ability to resolve these issues. It is a very serious violation to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. We are hopeful that efforts to effect that withdraw and put in place viable and lasting security arrangements can be accomplish very quickly”.
9. Wide shot, cross section of UN Security Council Members and journalist

Storyline

The fifteen member UN Security council delegation including the five permanent members of France, China, United States, Russian Federation and the United Kingdom, ended their three-day visit to Sudan today. Their visit was a combination of meetings with Khartoum and Juba.

During a press conference in Juba, US Ambassador Susan Rice reiterated that the United Nations and the international community will stand with the people of Sudan and help South Sudan build a new state.

SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, US Ambassador to UN Security Council:
“We are here to convey the message to the people of Southern Sudan that the United Nations and the international community stand with you, and we will be here to help as best we can as you build your new state. Obviously, the principle responsibility for building that new state lies with you the people of South Sudan and your leaders. But we will contribute in varieties of ways in support of the government and the people’s request; and we look forward to a robust and long term partnership with South Sudan. It is our interest and that of the international community that there be two viable states – viable new born South Sudan and a viable Sudan in the north that are cooperative and have friendly and mutually beneficial relations”.

The UN Security Council delegation was scheduled to hold talks with the Sudanese government in the country’s capital Khartoum over Abyei, but the situation in there escalated prior to the visit of Security Council to Sudan.

SOUNDBITE (English) Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations:
“The time to reach those solutions is now, because of July 9 Southern Sudan is becoming independent and it is much better to come to an agreement now then to postpone it to after that day”.

The UN condemned the attack in Abyei while the armies of North and South Sudan had accused each other of launching attacks in the region. North Sudan's army appeared to have gained control of the main town of Abyei after fierce fighting with the Sudan People's Liberation Army.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ambassador Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“The withdrawal ought to be immediate, unconditional, and complete; and that remains the position of the Security Council and international community, and certainly my government as well. What has transpired is a grave risk to peace and stability to the ability to resolve these issues. It is a very serious violation to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. We are hopeful that efforts to effect that withdraw and put in place viable and lasting security arrangements can be accomplish very quickly”.

During their visit to South Sudan, the Security Council members visited Wau the capital of Warab State, Malau in Jonglei State and Juba the capital of South Sudan.