UN / PERSIAN GULF SECURITY
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STORY: UN / PERSIAN GULF SECURITY
TRT: 4:27
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: RUSSIAN /ENGLISH /ARABIC /NATS
DATELINE: 20 OCTOBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
FILE
1. Tilt up, UN Headquarters, rainy day
20 OCTOBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY
2. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Lavrov Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation:
“We propose taking practical steps to implement this idea involving neighboring states and the permanent members of the Security Council, Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other interested parties. The path to this goal would not be an easy or a fast one but it is something that countries in the region first and foremost need to do themselves. And the job of the outside partners is to help them create the conditions to move closer together through patient and consistent work removing historical layers of mistrust and confrontation.”
4. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kelly Craft, Permanent Representative of US to the United Nations:
“The international community does not need yet another mechanism to promote Gulf security. The Security Council has all the tools at its disposal to hold Iran accountable. We must simply decide to do so. The United States will continue to hold Iran accountable even if it means we must act alone.”
6. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran:
“Iran does not intend to engage in an arms race in the region and start a buying spree in spite of the end of Security Council’s restrictions. For too long, foreign forces have come to our region to project their power, not to protect our people.”
8. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran:
“Security is contingent on a reliance on our own people and cooperation with our own neighbors. Yes, with money, one can buy the most sophisticated weaponry, but the truth is security and stability can never be bought. We need collective efforts by regional countries to establish inclusive dialogue and security networking in this region. Otherwise, we will all be engulfed in turmoil for generations to come. And our turmoil will be everybody’s turmoil.”
10. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council:
“The Guld Cooperation Council proposed to Iran on a number of occasions to unequivocally comply with principles of good neighborliness, the sovereignty of states and non-intervention in affairs of other states and to respect their political establishment, territorial integrity and national unity, to reject violence, terrorism and sectarianism. These constitutes the principles stipulated under the United Nations Charter and resolutions of your august body. The ball is now in Iran’s court. There’s a need to act. Not merely to engage in rhetoric to achieve the stability in the region but to take tangible measures to restore trust with neighbors to achieve security and stability in the region for all people and to support global stability.”
12. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States:
“Establishing a collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf is an ambitious goal. However, it remains far from the harsh reality in the region. In all honesty I must say that there is a significant discrepancy in the understanding of the concept of security between two sides of the Gulf.”
14. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States:
“Arab countries still feel that their security concerns are not sufficiently understood or recognized by other parties. And that against the backdrop of major conflicts in the region and the world. This, from the perspective of Arab states is the main obstacle to establishing sustainable collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf.”
16. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
STORYLINE:
In a virtual ministerial-level meeting titled “Comprehensive review of the situation in the Persian Gulf region” the UN Security Council debated the establishing a collective security architecture in the Gulf.
The meeting was convened by Russia, the Council’s president for October. It pitched the idea of creating a collective security system which would then play a key role in efforts to “normalize the situation, strengthen stability and security, settle conflicts, define the main guidelines and parameters for the future post-crisis architecture, as well as ways of fulfilling related tasks,” according to the letter Russia submitted to the Secretary-general in July 2019.
Presiding the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “we propose taking practical steps to implement this idea involving neighboring states and the permanent members of the Security Council, Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other interested parties. The path to this goal would not be an easy or a fast one but it is something that countries in the region first and foremost need to do themselves. And the job of the outside partners is to help them create the conditions to move closer together through patient and consistent work removing historical layers of mistrust and confrontation.”
Singling out Iran as the main threat to the security in the Gulf, the US ambassador Kelly Craft rejected the Russian idea insisting that “the international community does not need yet another mechanism to promote Gulf security.”
“The Security Council has all the tools at its disposal to hold Iran accountable,” she said. “We must simply decide to do so. The United States will continue to hold Iran accountable even if it means we must act alone.”
Also speaking at the meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said “Iran does not intend to engage in an arms race in the region and start a buying spree in spite of the end of Security Council’s restrictions. For too long, foreign forces have come to our region to project their power, not to protect our people.”
Zarif elaborated that “security is contingent on a reliance on our own people and cooperation with our own neighbors. Yes, with money, one can buy the most sophisticated weaponry, but the truth is security and stability can never be bought.
“We need collective efforts by regional countries to establish inclusive dialogue and security networking in this region,” he said. “Otherwise, we will all be engulfed in turmoil for generations to come. And our turmoil will be everybody’s turmoil.”
“The ball is now in Iran’s court,” said Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, recounting “a number of occasions” that the Gulf Cooperation Council has proposed to Iran to “unequivocally comply with principles of good neighbourliness, the sovereignty of states and non-intervention in affairs of other states and to respect their political establishment, territorial integrity and national unity, to reject violence, terrorism and sectarianism.
“These constitutes the principles stipulated under the United Nations Charter,” said Al-Hajraf and called for Iran to “take tangible measures to restore trust with neighbours.”
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said “establishing a collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf is an ambitious goal. However, it remains far from the harsh reality in the region. In all honesty I must say that there is a significant discrepancy in the understanding of the concept of security between two sides of the Gulf.”
He also said “Arab countries still feel that their security concerns are not sufficiently understood or recognized by other parties. And that against the backdrop of major conflicts in the region and the world. This, from the perspective of Arab states is the main obstacle to establishing sustainable collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf.”
Russia based its proposal for Gulf security architecture on consolidating counter-terrorism efforts into a single coalition with the view of eliminating the terrorist and extremist flashpoints in the region, mobilizing public opinion in Muslim and other countries against the threat of terrorism, commitment to international law and UN Charter, respecting security interests of key actors and applying a multilateral approach in decision-making.
Opening the debate, the UN Secretary-General said that consistent with the United Nations Charter and his own good offices role, he stands ready to convene any forms of regional dialogue that may have the necessary consensus of all the relevant parties involved.
TRT: 4:27
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: RUSSIAN /ENGLISH /ARABIC /NATS
DATELINE: 20 OCTOBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
FILE
1. Tilt up, UN Headquarters, rainy day
20 OCTOBER 2020, NEW YORK CITY
2. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Lavrov Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation:
“We propose taking practical steps to implement this idea involving neighboring states and the permanent members of the Security Council, Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other interested parties. The path to this goal would not be an easy or a fast one but it is something that countries in the region first and foremost need to do themselves. And the job of the outside partners is to help them create the conditions to move closer together through patient and consistent work removing historical layers of mistrust and confrontation.”
4. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Kelly Craft, Permanent Representative of US to the United Nations:
“The international community does not need yet another mechanism to promote Gulf security. The Security Council has all the tools at its disposal to hold Iran accountable. We must simply decide to do so. The United States will continue to hold Iran accountable even if it means we must act alone.”
6. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran:
“Iran does not intend to engage in an arms race in the region and start a buying spree in spite of the end of Security Council’s restrictions. For too long, foreign forces have come to our region to project their power, not to protect our people.”
8. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran:
“Security is contingent on a reliance on our own people and cooperation with our own neighbors. Yes, with money, one can buy the most sophisticated weaponry, but the truth is security and stability can never be bought. We need collective efforts by regional countries to establish inclusive dialogue and security networking in this region. Otherwise, we will all be engulfed in turmoil for generations to come. And our turmoil will be everybody’s turmoil.”
10. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council:
“The Guld Cooperation Council proposed to Iran on a number of occasions to unequivocally comply with principles of good neighborliness, the sovereignty of states and non-intervention in affairs of other states and to respect their political establishment, territorial integrity and national unity, to reject violence, terrorism and sectarianism. These constitutes the principles stipulated under the United Nations Charter and resolutions of your august body. The ball is now in Iran’s court. There’s a need to act. Not merely to engage in rhetoric to achieve the stability in the region but to take tangible measures to restore trust with neighbors to achieve security and stability in the region for all people and to support global stability.”
12. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States:
“Establishing a collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf is an ambitious goal. However, it remains far from the harsh reality in the region. In all honesty I must say that there is a significant discrepancy in the understanding of the concept of security between two sides of the Gulf.”
14. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States:
“Arab countries still feel that their security concerns are not sufficiently understood or recognized by other parties. And that against the backdrop of major conflicts in the region and the world. This, from the perspective of Arab states is the main obstacle to establishing sustainable collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf.”
16. Split screen, delegates in virtual meeting
STORYLINE:
In a virtual ministerial-level meeting titled “Comprehensive review of the situation in the Persian Gulf region” the UN Security Council debated the establishing a collective security architecture in the Gulf.
The meeting was convened by Russia, the Council’s president for October. It pitched the idea of creating a collective security system which would then play a key role in efforts to “normalize the situation, strengthen stability and security, settle conflicts, define the main guidelines and parameters for the future post-crisis architecture, as well as ways of fulfilling related tasks,” according to the letter Russia submitted to the Secretary-general in July 2019.
Presiding the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “we propose taking practical steps to implement this idea involving neighboring states and the permanent members of the Security Council, Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other interested parties. The path to this goal would not be an easy or a fast one but it is something that countries in the region first and foremost need to do themselves. And the job of the outside partners is to help them create the conditions to move closer together through patient and consistent work removing historical layers of mistrust and confrontation.”
Singling out Iran as the main threat to the security in the Gulf, the US ambassador Kelly Craft rejected the Russian idea insisting that “the international community does not need yet another mechanism to promote Gulf security.”
“The Security Council has all the tools at its disposal to hold Iran accountable,” she said. “We must simply decide to do so. The United States will continue to hold Iran accountable even if it means we must act alone.”
Also speaking at the meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said “Iran does not intend to engage in an arms race in the region and start a buying spree in spite of the end of Security Council’s restrictions. For too long, foreign forces have come to our region to project their power, not to protect our people.”
Zarif elaborated that “security is contingent on a reliance on our own people and cooperation with our own neighbors. Yes, with money, one can buy the most sophisticated weaponry, but the truth is security and stability can never be bought.
“We need collective efforts by regional countries to establish inclusive dialogue and security networking in this region,” he said. “Otherwise, we will all be engulfed in turmoil for generations to come. And our turmoil will be everybody’s turmoil.”
“The ball is now in Iran’s court,” said Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, recounting “a number of occasions” that the Gulf Cooperation Council has proposed to Iran to “unequivocally comply with principles of good neighbourliness, the sovereignty of states and non-intervention in affairs of other states and to respect their political establishment, territorial integrity and national unity, to reject violence, terrorism and sectarianism.
“These constitutes the principles stipulated under the United Nations Charter,” said Al-Hajraf and called for Iran to “take tangible measures to restore trust with neighbours.”
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said “establishing a collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf is an ambitious goal. However, it remains far from the harsh reality in the region. In all honesty I must say that there is a significant discrepancy in the understanding of the concept of security between two sides of the Gulf.”
He also said “Arab countries still feel that their security concerns are not sufficiently understood or recognized by other parties. And that against the backdrop of major conflicts in the region and the world. This, from the perspective of Arab states is the main obstacle to establishing sustainable collective security architecture in the Arabian Gulf.”
Russia based its proposal for Gulf security architecture on consolidating counter-terrorism efforts into a single coalition with the view of eliminating the terrorist and extremist flashpoints in the region, mobilizing public opinion in Muslim and other countries against the threat of terrorism, commitment to international law and UN Charter, respecting security interests of key actors and applying a multilateral approach in decision-making.
Opening the debate, the UN Secretary-General said that consistent with the United Nations Charter and his own good offices role, he stands ready to convene any forms of regional dialogue that may have the necessary consensus of all the relevant parties involved.
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