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STORY: UN / US HALEY
TRT: 02:48
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 AUGUST 2017, NEW YORK CITY
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
24 AUGUST 2017, NEW YORK CITY
2. Pan right, Haley approaching stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“What I find totally baffling is the view of the UNIFIL commander, General Baery. He seems to be the only person in South Lebanon who is blind to what Hizbollah is doing. General Baery says there are no Hizbollah weapons. That’s an embarrassing lack of understanding on what is going on around him.”
4. Med shot, Haley speaking to journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“Hizbollah is a terrorist organization that is very destabilizing to the region. It’s time the Security Council puts teeth in the UNIFIL operation.”
6. Med shot, Haley at stakeout
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“Bottom line is UNIFIL is not doing its job effectively as we need it to. We talk a lot around here about prevention of conflict. It’s true, there has been no conflict in South Lebanon since 2006, but that’s not the same as peace and security. Since 2006, there has been massive flow of illegal weapons to Hizbollah, mostly smuggled in by Iran. That is not prevention of war; that is preparation of war.”
8. Med shot, Haley at stakeout
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“We are not looking to change the mandate itself, we are looking to include language that clearly directs UNIFIL to do what it should have been doing for years. Those who object to that need to explain why they are prepared to give terrorists a free hand to arm themselves and destabilize the region.”
10. Med shot, Haley speaking to journalists
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“It’s a strong message for the people of Venezuela, and it’s a strong message to Maduro. We are not going to tolerate the dictatorship he is trying to create, and we’re not going to respect the sham Assembly. And so, at this point, we felt like because we were not seeing any progress towards lifting up the Venezuelan people, and we see more of the power grab that Maduro is trying to do, the sanctions were another option to send him a message.”
12. Med shot, Haley at stakeout
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“As good as the IAEA is, it can only be as good as what they are permitted to see. Iran has publicly declared that they will not allow access to military sites, but the JCPOA makes no distinction between military and non-military sites. There are also numerous undeclared sites that have not been inspected yet. That’s a problem. I have good confidence in the IAEA, but they are dealing with a country that has a clear history of lying and pursuing covert nuclear programmes.”
14. Pan left, Haley leaving stakeout
United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was “not doing its job effectively” describing its commander’s position on Hizbollah’s arms in the south as “an embarrassing lack of understanding on what is going on around him.”
Speaking to reporters in New York today (25 Aug), Haley said UNIFIL is supposed to work with the Lebanese armed forces to stop and report on violations to Resolution 1701, but her delegation has not seen a single instance to support that the mission was doing so. She said General Michael Baery “seems to be the only person in South Lebanon who is blind to what Hizbollah is doing.”
She added that one did not need to look at intelligence reports to know that Hizbollah is building up arms as the party openly parades its weapons in front of cameras. He said UNIFIL’s denial that there is proof to the arms buildup shows that there must be changes to the mission.
Haley stressed that her Government was not looking to change the mission’s mandate, rather it was “looking to include language that clearly directs UNIFIL to do what it should have been doing for years.” She noted that members of the Council who object to this “need to explain why they are prepared to give terrorists a free hand to arm themselves and destabilize the region.” Haley said it is “time the Security Council puts teeth in the UNIFIL operation.” She said despite the absence of war in South Lebanon since 2006, the “massive flow of illegal weapons to Hizbollah” is not a prevention of war, it is “preparation of war.”
Speaking on her recent meetings with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano, Haley said he and his team are total professionals and experts in their field. She said the IAEA has very strong verification method regarding the Iran but the Agency “can only be as good as what they are permitted to see.” She said she has “have good confidence in the IAEA, but they are dealing with a country that has a clear history of lying and pursuing covert nuclear programmes.”
Asked about the executive order signed today in Washington on Venezuelan sanctions, Haley said the order is a “strong message” for the people of Venezuela and President Maduro. She said the US is “not going to tolerate the dictatorship he is trying to create, and we’re not going to respect the sham Assembly.” She said as the US was seeing “more of the power grab that Maduro is trying to do”, the sanctions were “another option to send him a message.”
