24 Feb 2010

UN / TAIANA WRAP

Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana discusses the situation in the Falklands Islands (Malvinas) after meeting with UN Secretary-General. UNTV

Posted at: February 24, 2010 5:53 pm

Duration: 02:18

Available in: SD

DOWNLOAD

Full script

STORY: UN / TAIANA WRAP
TRT: 2.18
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 24 FEBRUARY 2010, NEW YORK CITY

RECENT 2010, UNITED NATIONS NORTH LAWN BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, entrance of UN North Lawn Building

24 FEBRUARY 2010, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Ban Ki-moon and Jorge Taiana photo-op
3. Various shots, round table
4. Cutaway, photographer
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Taiana, Foreign Affairs Minister, Argentina:
"This is a unilateral act, of a long chain of unilateral acts committed by the United Kingdom. It's an act that we think to be clearly illegal, contrary to international law, and contrary to United Nations resolutions that ask not to commit unilateral acts that will worsen the situation of the sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina for the Malvinas Islands."
6. Cutaway, hands taking notes
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Taiana, Foreign Affairs Minister, Argentina:
"We will defend with all the means that diplomacy and international law grants us, the resources and the rights of the Argentineans, and we will take it -when we think it's the right moment- to the most diverse forums, the permanent and clear claim  of the Argentinean government and society not to be stripped."
8. Cutaway, hands taking notes
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Taiana, Foreign Affairs Minister, Argentina:
"The Secretary-General knows about the issue. He is not happy to learn that the situation is worsening and that's why I came here because of the unilateral decisions and of course he's willing to continue his good offices mission with the respect and the way he is doing the work."
10. Wide shot, Taiana leaves journalists behind

STORYLINE:

Argentina's Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana visited the United Nations today to meet with the Secretary-General and talk about Argentina's position on the Falklands Islands as the London-based Desire Petroleum began to explore for oil off the coast of the Islands.

Following the encounter with Ban Ki-moon, Taiana met journalists and said that the United Kingdoms act was one of a long chain of unilateral acts committed before.

He said it was a act that the clearly considered illegal and contrary to international law, and United Nations resolutions.

Taiana stressed that his government would defend their position with all the means that diplomacy and international law grants them.

Her also said that the Secretary-General was not happy to learn about the situation and that he would continue with his good offices.

Although Britain took control of the islands in 1833, Argentina has never given up its claims to them. The countries waged a war over the islands in 1982, after the military junta then governing Argentina invaded, with Britain emerging victorious.