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STORY: UN / ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN
TRT: 4:48
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“We call for a credible and durable cessation of all hostilities. Any renewed escalation would lead to further loss of life and human suffering and further set back internationally supported peace efforts. The protection and essential needs of the civilian population, including their human rights, must be the overriding priority. A genuine dialogue between the government of Azerbaijan and representatives of the region, together with full engagement in the normalization process by Armenia and Azerbaijan, are the only sustainable way forward.”
4. Med shot, Council members
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“The developments of the past few days should be seen in the context of the broader pattern of regular ceasefire violations which have continued to persist. We note yesterday’s announcement of a cessation of hostilities, with the situation on the ground remaining fluid. We also understand that, in a positive step, representatives of the local population and the government of Azerbaijan met earlier today for an initial exchange.”
6. Med shot, President of the Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“Developments indicated a serious escalation in military operations with reports of Azerbaijani forces breaking through the Line of Contact. There were casualties reported, including among the civilian population as well as evacuations of some thousands of people within the region. The Russian peacekeeping force, which itself suffered casualties, documented numerous ceasefire violations.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
“The United Nations, which is neither present along the Line of Contact, nor in other areas under the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers, is not in a position to verify or confirm these various claims and allegations.”
9. Med shot, Council members
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“The Secretariat will remain in close contact with all relevant actors and the concerned parties and stands ready to support ongoing peace efforts, as needed. The Secretariat is also ready and prepared to conduct humanitarian needs assessments, if given access, and provide assistance as needed.”
11. Med shot, Council members
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia:
“The whole territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert and other cities and settlements came under intense and indiscriminate shelling with use of missiles, heavy artillery, combat UAVs and aviation, including prohibited cluster munition. The intensity and cruelty of the offensive makes it clear that the intention is to finalize ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
13. Med shot, Council members
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia:
“There are no more sides of the conflict but perpetrators and victims. There is no more conflict but a real danger of atrocity crime. Is it still possible to prevent it now? We are here because we believe so. Because we still believe in humanity, in international law and in the ability of the Security Council to act decisively when lives of thousands are at stake.”
14. Med shot, President of the Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan:
“What Armenia tries to present to the international community as an attack on “peaceful” residents of the Garabagh region of Azerbaijan, is in fact local counter-terror measures by Azerbaijan, fully in line with its rights under the UN Charter, to disarm the Armenian armed formations illegally stationed in the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan.”
16. Med shot, Council members
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan:
“At this critical time when there is a historic opportunity to eventually establish good-neighborly relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan after 30year-lasted bloody conflict, it is ever more important for entire international community, including the Security Council, to adequately comprehend the risks and threats associated with Armenia’s destructive actions, and to resolutely desist Armenia’s brazen attempts to exploit the Security Council to whitewash its internationally wrongful acts.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council
STORYLINE:
The United Nations top official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas told the Security Council that the UN is calling for “a credible and durable cessation of all hostilities” between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Briefing the Council today (21 Sep), the Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Miroslav Jenča, said, “Any renewed escalation would lead to further loss of life and human suffering and further set back internationally supported peace efforts.”
According to Jenča, “the protection and essential needs of the civilian population, including their human rights, must be the overriding priority” and “a genuine dialogue between the government of Azerbaijan and representatives of the region, together with full engagement in the normalization process by Armenia and Azerbaijan, are the only sustainable way forward.”
The Assistant Secretary-General also said that the developments of the past few days “should be seen in the context of the broader pattern of regular ceasefire violations which have continued to persist.”
Jenča also noted “yesterday’s announcement of a cessation of hostilities, with the situation on the ground remaining fluid.”
He also noted that representatives of the local population and the government of Azerbaijan met earlier today for an initial exchange, calling it “a positive step.”
Jenča mentioned developments in the last few days indicating “a serious escalation in military operations with reports of Azerbaijani forces breaking through the Line of Contact”, with “casualties reported, including among the civilian population as well as evacuations of some thousands of people within the region.”
According to him, “the Russian peacekeeping force, which itself suffered casualties, documented numerous ceasefire violations.”
The Assistant Secretary-General noted, however, that the UN is neither present along the Line of Contact, nor in other areas under the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers, so it is “not in a position to verify or confirm these various claims and allegations.”
Jenča concluded, “The Secretariat will remain in close contact with all relevant actors and the concerned parties and stands ready to support ongoing peace efforts, as needed. The Secretariat is also ready and prepared to conduct humanitarian needs assessments, if given access, and provide assistance as needed.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, told Council members, “Literally the whole territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert and other cities and settlements came under intense and indiscriminate shelling with use of missiles, heavy artillery, combat UAVs and aviation, including prohibited cluster munition. The intensity and cruelty of the offensive makes it clear that the intention is to finalize ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
For Mirzoyan, “there are no more sides of the conflict but perpetrators and victims”, because “there is no more conflict but a real danger of atrocity crime.”
The Armenian minister asked, “Is it still possible to prevent it now? We are here because we believe so. Because we still believe in humanity, in international law and in the ability of the Security Council to act decisively when lives of thousands are at stake.”
On his turn, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, said “What Armenia tries to present to the international community as an attack on “peaceful” residents of the Garabagh region of Azerbaijan, is in fact local counter-terror measures by Azerbaijan, fully in line with its rights under the UN Charter, to disarm the Armenian armed formations illegally stationed in the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan.”
Bayramov concluded, “At this critical time when there is a historic opportunity to eventually establish good-neighborly relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan after 30-year-lasted bloody conflict, it is ever more important for entire international community, including the Security Council, to adequately comprehend the risks and threats associated with Armenia’s destructive actions, and to resolutely desist Armenia’s brazen attempts to exploit the Security Council to whitewash its internationally wrongful acts.”
The UN has supported the full implementation of the 9 November 2020 Trilateral Statement by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russian Federation, and efforts to reduce tensions and advance the normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan.
The humanitarian access to the affected population has been also of major concern. On 2 August 2023, the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General expressed deep concern at reports of continued challenges related to the freedom of movement along the Lachin Corridor and called for urgent steps to facilitate access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in need.
The United Nations also continues to engage with all relevant actors to address the immediate and long-term impact of the past and more recent hostilities, including through support to humanitarian response, humanitarian demining, recovery, reconstruction, voluntary return of internally displaced persons and refugees, and long-term reconciliation and peacebuilding in the region.
TRT: 4:48
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 21 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“We call for a credible and durable cessation of all hostilities. Any renewed escalation would lead to further loss of life and human suffering and further set back internationally supported peace efforts. The protection and essential needs of the civilian population, including their human rights, must be the overriding priority. A genuine dialogue between the government of Azerbaijan and representatives of the region, together with full engagement in the normalization process by Armenia and Azerbaijan, are the only sustainable way forward.”
4. Med shot, Council members
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“The developments of the past few days should be seen in the context of the broader pattern of regular ceasefire violations which have continued to persist. We note yesterday’s announcement of a cessation of hostilities, with the situation on the ground remaining fluid. We also understand that, in a positive step, representatives of the local population and the government of Azerbaijan met earlier today for an initial exchange.”
6. Med shot, President of the Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“Developments indicated a serious escalation in military operations with reports of Azerbaijani forces breaking through the Line of Contact. There were casualties reported, including among the civilian population as well as evacuations of some thousands of people within the region. The Russian peacekeeping force, which itself suffered casualties, documented numerous ceasefire violations.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
“The United Nations, which is neither present along the Line of Contact, nor in other areas under the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers, is not in a position to verify or confirm these various claims and allegations.”
9. Med shot, Council members
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Departments For Political & Peacebuilding Affairs And Peace Operations:
“The Secretariat will remain in close contact with all relevant actors and the concerned parties and stands ready to support ongoing peace efforts, as needed. The Secretariat is also ready and prepared to conduct humanitarian needs assessments, if given access, and provide assistance as needed.”
11. Med shot, Council members
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia:
“The whole territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert and other cities and settlements came under intense and indiscriminate shelling with use of missiles, heavy artillery, combat UAVs and aviation, including prohibited cluster munition. The intensity and cruelty of the offensive makes it clear that the intention is to finalize ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
13. Med shot, Council members
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia:
“There are no more sides of the conflict but perpetrators and victims. There is no more conflict but a real danger of atrocity crime. Is it still possible to prevent it now? We are here because we believe so. Because we still believe in humanity, in international law and in the ability of the Security Council to act decisively when lives of thousands are at stake.”
14. Med shot, President of the Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan:
“What Armenia tries to present to the international community as an attack on “peaceful” residents of the Garabagh region of Azerbaijan, is in fact local counter-terror measures by Azerbaijan, fully in line with its rights under the UN Charter, to disarm the Armenian armed formations illegally stationed in the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan.”
16. Med shot, Council members
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan:
“At this critical time when there is a historic opportunity to eventually establish good-neighborly relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan after 30year-lasted bloody conflict, it is ever more important for entire international community, including the Security Council, to adequately comprehend the risks and threats associated with Armenia’s destructive actions, and to resolutely desist Armenia’s brazen attempts to exploit the Security Council to whitewash its internationally wrongful acts.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council
STORYLINE:
The United Nations top official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas told the Security Council that the UN is calling for “a credible and durable cessation of all hostilities” between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Briefing the Council today (21 Sep), the Assistant Secretary-General For Europe, Central Asia And The Americas, Miroslav Jenča, said, “Any renewed escalation would lead to further loss of life and human suffering and further set back internationally supported peace efforts.”
According to Jenča, “the protection and essential needs of the civilian population, including their human rights, must be the overriding priority” and “a genuine dialogue between the government of Azerbaijan and representatives of the region, together with full engagement in the normalization process by Armenia and Azerbaijan, are the only sustainable way forward.”
The Assistant Secretary-General also said that the developments of the past few days “should be seen in the context of the broader pattern of regular ceasefire violations which have continued to persist.”
Jenča also noted “yesterday’s announcement of a cessation of hostilities, with the situation on the ground remaining fluid.”
He also noted that representatives of the local population and the government of Azerbaijan met earlier today for an initial exchange, calling it “a positive step.”
Jenča mentioned developments in the last few days indicating “a serious escalation in military operations with reports of Azerbaijani forces breaking through the Line of Contact”, with “casualties reported, including among the civilian population as well as evacuations of some thousands of people within the region.”
According to him, “the Russian peacekeeping force, which itself suffered casualties, documented numerous ceasefire violations.”
The Assistant Secretary-General noted, however, that the UN is neither present along the Line of Contact, nor in other areas under the mandate of the Russian peacekeepers, so it is “not in a position to verify or confirm these various claims and allegations.”
Jenča concluded, “The Secretariat will remain in close contact with all relevant actors and the concerned parties and stands ready to support ongoing peace efforts, as needed. The Secretariat is also ready and prepared to conduct humanitarian needs assessments, if given access, and provide assistance as needed.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, told Council members, “Literally the whole territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert and other cities and settlements came under intense and indiscriminate shelling with use of missiles, heavy artillery, combat UAVs and aviation, including prohibited cluster munition. The intensity and cruelty of the offensive makes it clear that the intention is to finalize ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
For Mirzoyan, “there are no more sides of the conflict but perpetrators and victims”, because “there is no more conflict but a real danger of atrocity crime.”
The Armenian minister asked, “Is it still possible to prevent it now? We are here because we believe so. Because we still believe in humanity, in international law and in the ability of the Security Council to act decisively when lives of thousands are at stake.”
On his turn, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, said “What Armenia tries to present to the international community as an attack on “peaceful” residents of the Garabagh region of Azerbaijan, is in fact local counter-terror measures by Azerbaijan, fully in line with its rights under the UN Charter, to disarm the Armenian armed formations illegally stationed in the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan.”
Bayramov concluded, “At this critical time when there is a historic opportunity to eventually establish good-neighborly relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan after 30-year-lasted bloody conflict, it is ever more important for entire international community, including the Security Council, to adequately comprehend the risks and threats associated with Armenia’s destructive actions, and to resolutely desist Armenia’s brazen attempts to exploit the Security Council to whitewash its internationally wrongful acts.”
The UN has supported the full implementation of the 9 November 2020 Trilateral Statement by the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russian Federation, and efforts to reduce tensions and advance the normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan.
The humanitarian access to the affected population has been also of major concern. On 2 August 2023, the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General expressed deep concern at reports of continued challenges related to the freedom of movement along the Lachin Corridor and called for urgent steps to facilitate access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in need.
The United Nations also continues to engage with all relevant actors to address the immediate and long-term impact of the past and more recent hostilities, including through support to humanitarian response, humanitarian demining, recovery, reconstruction, voluntary return of internally displaced persons and refugees, and long-term reconciliation and peacebuilding in the region.
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