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STORY: UNGA79 / TURKIYE
TRT: 3:05
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 SEPTEMBER 2024, NEW YORK CITY
1. Various shots, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
2. Various shots, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye walking to the podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye:
“To put it blunt, unfortunately, in the last few years, the United Nations has failed to fulfill its founding mission and has gradually become a dysfunctional structure. The world is bigger than five is my motto. It's my credo. And this credo represents our common values, and we need those values more than ever in this day and age. International justice cannot be left in the will of five privileged Member States of the Security Council, and the most dramatic example to that is the war, the massacre that has been going on in Gaza for the last 350 days.”
4. Various shots, Erdoğan speaking at the podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye:
“I call out to United Nations Security Council, what are you waiting for to prevent the genocide in Gaza, to put a stop to this cruelty, this barbarianism? What are you waiting for to stop Netanyahu and his network, who is endangering the lives of the Palestinian people, which is a part of a mass murder network. And what are you still waiting for to stop them putting to danger their own people and the entire region for political gain?”
6. Med shot, Palestinian delegation
7. Med shot, Turkish delegation
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye:
“I would like to state very clearly and loudly here, the Israeli government disregarding basic human rights, trampling on international law at every opportunity, is practicing ethnic cleansing, a clear genocide against a nation, a people and occupying their lands step by step. Palestinians whose freedom, independence and most basic rights have been usurped, are rightfully exercising their legitimate rights of resistance against this occupation and ethnic cleansing. The just resistance of the Palestinian people against the occupiers of their land is too noble, It is honorable, and it is illegitimate to be called illegitimate. It's heroic.”
9. Med shot, Israeli delegation
10. Various shots, General Assembly
President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “the United Nations has failed to fulfill its founding mission and has gradually become a dysfunctional structure,” adding that “international justice cannot be left in the will of five privileged Member States of the Security Council.”
The Turkish President addressed the General Assembly’s High-Level Debate today (24 Sep) in New York.
President Erdoğan stressed the need for Security Council reform, emphasizing that the world is “bigger than five.”
On Gaza, the Turkish President called out the Council, “what are you waiting for to prevent the genocide in Gaza, to put a stop to this cruelty, this barbarianism? What are you waiting for to stop Netanyahu and his network, who is endangering the lives of the Palestinian people, which is a part of a mass murder network. And what are you still waiting for to stop them putting to danger their own people and the entire region for political gain?”
President Erdoğan stated, “the Israeli government disregarding basic human rights, trampling on international law at every opportunity, is practicing ethnic cleansing, a clear genocide against a nation, a people and occupying their lands step by step.”
He continued, “Palestinians whose freedom, independence and most basic rights have been usurped, are rightfully exercising their legitimate rights of resistance against this occupation and ethnic cleansing.”
“The just resistance of the Palestinian people against the occupiers of their land is too noble, It is honorable, and it is illegitimate to be called illegitimate. It's heroic,” the Turkish President concluded.
The 79th session of General Assembly High-Level Debate started today, kicking off the most high-profile week at UN Headquarters in New York. World leaders come together to discuss global issues and highlight their country-specific priorities.
