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STORY: ISRAEL / BAN KI-MOON
TRT: 2.25
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 15 AUGUST 2013, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
1. Wide shot, Secretary-General ban Ki-moon and Israeli president Shimon Peres enter conference room and ban sings guest book
2. Cutaway, photographers
3. Med shot, photo-op
4. Med shot, Ban and Peres
5. Cutaway, photographers
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The President and I agree that direct negotiations remain the single most credible path to a solution. Respecting their confidentiality is a sign of how seriously the parties regard these talks. I commend the efforts of the United States, particularly Secretary of State John Kerry, and the commitment of the Palestinian and Israeli leadership.”
7. Cutaway, photographers
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We must dispel the deep scepticism bred by 20 years of stalemate. I urge all parties to avoid actions that risk undermining the negotiations.
Both sides need to sustain an environment conducive for the peace process to move forward. People need to see improvements on the ground, including economic progress for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and greater security for Israelis and Palestinians.”
9. Cutaway, photographers
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I believe Israel has much to contribute regionally and internationally. But to realize that potential we need peace in this region. Genuine peace, as President Peres recognizes, requires leadership and compromise. I hope all Israelis will do their part in helping to achieve this vision.”
11. Cutaway, photographers
12. Wide shot, Ban and Peres leave microphone behind
13. Wide shot, door
14. Wide shot, Ban meets with Minister of Justive Tzipi Livni
15. Wide shot, flags
Wrapping up his Middle East visit in Israel, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the Israelis and Palestinians, “must dispel the deep scepticism bred by 20 years of stalemate” and urged all parties to avoid actions that “risk undermining the negotiations.”
At a joint press conference today (16 August)in Jerusalmen with President Shimon Peres, Ban commended the efforts of United States Secretary of State John Kerry for facilitating the renewal of the peace talks between Palestinians and Israeli’s as well as the commitment of the Palestinian and Israeli leadership.
Both sides, he said, needed to sustain an environment conducive for the peace process to move forward and people needed to see improvements on the ground, including economic progress for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and greater security for Israelis and Palestinians.
Ban said he believed Israel had much to contribute regionally and internationally, but added that to realize that potential “we need peace in this region.”
Ban also held meetings with Justice Minister Tzipi Livni.
