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STORY: UN / GULF REAX
TRT: 01:37
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 30 OCTOBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN headquarters
30 OCTOBER 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Farhan Haq at the podium
3. Med shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General has consistently advocated for de-escalation in the Gulf. He is deeply concerned with the recent escalation. This is a moment in which leaders must exercise maximum restraint. The world cannot afford another war in the Gulf.”
5. Med shot, journalist
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“We have, as you know, UN missions and diplomatic efforts throughout the region. Regarding the situation in Iraq, as you know, there is the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq, our Special Representative there, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has been very active in working with the various groups and make sure that the situation on the ground can be as stable as possible. And we continue to work with all parties to further the cause of stability in Iraq.”
7. Med shot, journalists
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General has viewed this a significant diplomatic achievement and has repeatedly called on all parties to continue to uphold it. This is what our approach continues to be now, and we are aware of the developments in recent years that have affected the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an agreement that is in force and we hope that all parties will abide by it.”
9. Wide shot, Haq walks away
Following the assassination of the head of Iran’s Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement saying, “the world cannot afford another war in the Gulf.”
The statement read today (3 Jan) by UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said that the UN chief had “consistently advocated for de-escalation," and added that “this is a moment in which leaders must exercise maximum restraint.”
Haq noted that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, “has been very active in working with the various groups and make sure that the situation on the ground can be as stable as possible.”
Regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, Haq said “the Secretary-General has viewed this a significant diplomatic achievement and has repeatedly called on all parties to continue to uphold it,” adding that it is “an agreement that is in force and we hope that all parties will abide by it.”
Soleimani was targeted and killed on the outskirts of Baghdad airport, in a strike that was ordered by US President Donald Trump, according to a statement issued by the US Department of Defense.
Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, was also among those killed during the strike, according to media reports. His Kataib Hezbollah group had been blamed by the US for a rocket attack which killed a US civilian contractor in Iraq a week ago, and he led a group of militias within Iraq, aligned with Iran.
