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STORY: UN / UKRAINE PRESS ENCOUNTERS
TRT: 02:05
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Med shot, exterior, United Nations flag
2. Pan left, Albanian Prime Minister walking to podium, journalists, Security Council stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Edi Rama, Prime Minister, Albania:
“An unprovoked and unjustified war of choice has brought a deadly and enduring conflict in the heart of Europe. Nothing good has come out of it.”
4. Wide shot, Albanian Prime Minister, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Edi Rama, Prime Minister, Albania:
“Helping Ukraine defend itself by holding Russia today sends the right message and the best one to anyone thinking to engage in similar adventures tomorrow.”
6. Med shot, Albanian Prime Minister, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Edi Rama, Prime Minister, Albania:
“Because if aggression succeeds, it may signal the end of the world as we know it's the end of the inviolability of borders. We have to prove that if a permanent member of the Security Council can veto a resolution in the Security Council, it cannot veto the freedom of its neighbor, their right to exist, and their ability to choose the future.”
8. Pan right, Albanian Prime Minister leaving podium
9. Zoom in, French Minister of Foreign Affairs walking to podium
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs, France:
“This war is against the principles underpinning our collective security. It is also a war against all countries suffering from food insecurity that Russia voluntarily aggravates. Because it’s Russia and Russia only that blocks the Black Sea. It’s Russia that is destroying the port facilities in Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of grains.”
11. Wide shot, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, journalists
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs, France:
“We help Ukraine for as long as it needs it, giving it the means to defend and rebuild itself. We must ensure that Russia is held accountable.”
13. Med shot, French Minister of Foreign talking with journalists
Ahead of today (20 Sep)’s Security Council meeting on Ukraine, Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, said TO REPORTERS, “An unprovoked and unjustified war of choice has brought a deadly and enduring conflict in the heart of Europe. Nothing good has come out of it.”
Rama also said that helping Ukraine defend itself by holding Russia today sends the “right message and the best one to anyone thinking to engage in similar adventures tomorrow.”
He continued, “Because if aggression succeeds, it may signal the end of the world as we know it's the end of the inviolability of borders.”
He concluded, “We have to prove that if a permanent member of the Security Council can veto a resolution in the Security Council, it cannot veto the freedom of its neighbor, their right to exist, and their ability to choose the future.”
Catherine Colonna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, also addressed the press before today’s Security Council meeting.
She said, “This war is against the principles underpinning our collective security. It is also a war against all countries suffering from food insecurity that Russia voluntarily aggravates. Because it’s Russia and Russia only that blocks the Black Sea. It’s Russia that is destroying the port facilities in Ukraine and hundreds of thousands of grains.”
She also stated, “We help Ukraine for as long as it needs it, giving it the means to defend and rebuild itself. We must ensure that Russia is held accountable.”
