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25-Sep-2009
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Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim tells the UN Security Council that any attempt to penetrate his country's embassy in Honduras, which he says has been "under siege" since ousted President Manuel Zelaya began sheltering there five days ago, would amount to a threat to regional security. UNTV
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STORY: UN / HONDURAS
TRT: 2.11
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 SEPTEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
FILE – UNTV – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
25 SEPTEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim taking a seat in Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Foreign Minister of Brazil:
“Since the day the Brazilian embassy has sheltered Zelaya at its premises, the embassy has been virtually under siege.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Foreign Minister of Brazil:
“The Brazilian government is gravely concerned that the same people who perpetrated the coup d’etat in Honduras might threaten the inviolability of the embassy in order to forcefully arrest President Zelaya. This is not a mere suspicion or speculation. Some concrete indications of this possibility have been received.”
7. Wide shot, open Security Council meeting adjourning
8. Wide shot, US Ambassador Susan Rice approaching the microphone at media stakeout
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“Council members stressed the importance of respecting international law through preserving the inviolability of the embassy of Brazil in Tegucigalpa and other protections accorded it by the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations and ensuring the safety of individuals on its premises. They condemned acts of intimidation against the Brazilian embassy, and called upon the de-facto government of Honduras to cease harassing the Brazilian embassy, and to provide all necessary utilities and services, including water, electricity, food and continuity of communications.”
10. Med shot, camerapeople
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Urbina, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations:
“The next steps will be to continue talking to the parties, expecting that they will find a solution that would consider both positions. [Reporter: “Will he travel to Tegucigalpa?”] If the conditions are given, yes. Thank you very much.”
STORYLINE:
The UN Security Council today (25 September) issued a statement warning the de-facto government of Honduras not to harass the Brazilian embassy where ousted President Manuel Zelaya is sheltering.
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Celso Amorim told an emergency session of the Council that his country’s embassy in Tegucigalpa had been “virtually under siege” ever since Zelaya had sought refuge there.
He said the embassy had been subjected to acts of harassment and intimidation; water, electricity, and phone services had been cut off, mobile phone communications blocked; and access to food had been severely restricted at one point.
Amorim added that “concrete indications” that “the same people who perpetrated the coup d’etat in Honduras might threaten the inviolability of the embassy in order to forcefully arrest President Zelaya” had the Brazilian government “gravely concerned”. Any such act would constitute a threat to regional peace and security.
Following closed consultations of the Council, Ambassador Susan Rice of the United States, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for the month of September, read out a press statement Council members had unanimously adopted.
It called on the de-facto government of Honduras to stop harassing the Brazilian embassy, provide all necessary utilities and services, and respect the inviolability of the embassy under international law and ensure the safety of individuals on its premises.
Rice said she expected no further meeting or other action of the Security Council on Honduras. The Council looked to regional mediation under the leadership of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to resolve the situation, she said.
Speaking to reporters after the Security Council meeting, Costa Rican Ambassador Jorge Urbina said that talks with the parties would continue. Asked whether President Arias would travel to the Honduran capital, Urbina said he would, “if the conditions are given”.
TRT: 2.11
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 25 SEPTEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST:
FILE – UNTV – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
25 SEPTEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim taking a seat in Security Council
3. Med shot, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Foreign Minister of Brazil:
“Since the day the Brazilian embassy has sheltered Zelaya at its premises, the embassy has been virtually under siege.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, Foreign Minister of Brazil:
“The Brazilian government is gravely concerned that the same people who perpetrated the coup d’etat in Honduras might threaten the inviolability of the embassy in order to forcefully arrest President Zelaya. This is not a mere suspicion or speculation. Some concrete indications of this possibility have been received.”
7. Wide shot, open Security Council meeting adjourning
8. Wide shot, US Ambassador Susan Rice approaching the microphone at media stakeout
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations:
“Council members stressed the importance of respecting international law through preserving the inviolability of the embassy of Brazil in Tegucigalpa and other protections accorded it by the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations and ensuring the safety of individuals on its premises. They condemned acts of intimidation against the Brazilian embassy, and called upon the de-facto government of Honduras to cease harassing the Brazilian embassy, and to provide all necessary utilities and services, including water, electricity, food and continuity of communications.”
10. Med shot, camerapeople
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jorge Urbina, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations:
“The next steps will be to continue talking to the parties, expecting that they will find a solution that would consider both positions. [Reporter: “Will he travel to Tegucigalpa?”] If the conditions are given, yes. Thank you very much.”
STORYLINE:
The UN Security Council today (25 September) issued a statement warning the de-facto government of Honduras not to harass the Brazilian embassy where ousted President Manuel Zelaya is sheltering.
Brazil’s Foreign Minister Celso Amorim told an emergency session of the Council that his country’s embassy in Tegucigalpa had been “virtually under siege” ever since Zelaya had sought refuge there.
He said the embassy had been subjected to acts of harassment and intimidation; water, electricity, and phone services had been cut off, mobile phone communications blocked; and access to food had been severely restricted at one point.
Amorim added that “concrete indications” that “the same people who perpetrated the coup d’etat in Honduras might threaten the inviolability of the embassy in order to forcefully arrest President Zelaya” had the Brazilian government “gravely concerned”. Any such act would constitute a threat to regional peace and security.
Following closed consultations of the Council, Ambassador Susan Rice of the United States, which holds the rotating Security Council presidency for the month of September, read out a press statement Council members had unanimously adopted.
It called on the de-facto government of Honduras to stop harassing the Brazilian embassy, provide all necessary utilities and services, and respect the inviolability of the embassy under international law and ensure the safety of individuals on its premises.
Rice said she expected no further meeting or other action of the Security Council on Honduras. The Council looked to regional mediation under the leadership of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to resolve the situation, she said.
Speaking to reporters after the Security Council meeting, Costa Rican Ambassador Jorge Urbina said that talks with the parties would continue. Asked whether President Arias would travel to the Honduran capital, Urbina said he would, “if the conditions are given”.
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