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Iran will continue to face the full force of sanctions and scrutiny from this United Nations until it gives up its ambitions to spread a nuclear shadow over the world. And it is also why we will not waver from our insistence that Hamas gives up violence. Hamas must not be allowed to dictate the way forward.
To allow Ahmadinejad to speak at the UN about the rule of law is like appointing a pyromaniac to be a fire chief.
I have conversations with Prime Minister Netanyahu all the time. And I understand and share Prime Minister Netanyahu’s insistence that Iran should not obtain a nuclear weapon, because it would threaten us, it would threaten Israel, and it would threaten the world and kick off a nuclear arms race. (CBS News)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “The aspiration of the Palestinian People to join the United Nations has been a long aspiration, and it has been long overdue. Last year, President Abbas submitted an application for their membership, and it is still in the Security Council. At the same time, I believe that all these processes should come out as a result of a negotiated settlement of the Middle East peace process, particularly the two-State formula, where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in peace and security. This has been upheld by all the parties concerned, including the two parties, that they should, first of all, engage in dialogue so that they can find a lasting formula. Then, in such a case, I think the missions, or their status in the United Nations, will automatically be resolved.”
sources: UN.org
US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland: ‘We have a number of countries who’ve made big commitments. We obviously want to see them follow through, and we will be talking to them about it when we see them in New York.’
Foreign Secretary William Hague: “We will be intensifying those sanctions [against Iran] in the coming weeks and months in the absence of successful negotiations.”
Source: Reuters