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Remarks by Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council VTC Open debate.

Speaking to the Council, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland said, “The United Nations is working tirelessly with all sides to restore calm. I reiterate the Secretary-General’s urgent call on Israel and Palestinian armed groups to take immediate and decisive steps to de-escalate the situation and prevent any further loss of life. Israelis and Palestinians have a legitimate right to safety and security. The violence we are witnessing now is unacceptable and unjustifiable.”

He added, “These cycles of violence will only stop with a political resolution of the conflict, including addressing the status of Jerusalem and other final status issues, with an end to the occupation, and the realization of a two-State solution on the basis of the 1967 lines, UN resolutions, international law and mutual agreements, with Jerusalem as capital of both Israel and Palestine.”

Wennesland reiterated his call to the members of the Middle East Quartet, key Arab and international partners, as well as to Israeli and Palestinian leadership, “to strengthen efforts to return to meaningful negotiations towards a viable two-State solution.”