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Channel: United Nations · 2010 · News & Politics

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United Nations, New York, 22 March 2010 - The Secretary-General is back in New York, having completed his visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory over the weekend. Yesterday morning, he visited Gaza, where he saw the problems resulting from Israeli closures, which he said cause unacceptable suffering. He added, however, that the Israeli Government has recently approved a United Nations request for a number of humanitarian projects that will include 150 housing units in Khan Younis, inside the Gaza Strip, an area he actually visited on Sunday. He said this was a first step although he would like to see more.
The Secretary-General also met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other senior officials yesterday. After he met the Prime Minister, the Secretary-General told the press that he believes that proximity talks between the Israelis and Palestinians should lead to direct negotiations between the two concerned parties. He added that he would report to the Security Council about his visits and last Friday's Quartet meeting in Moscow.
On Saturday, he met Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, and told him the UN was committed to work together with the Palestinian people and help your cause to complete negotiations on a settlement of all core issues within 24 months.

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http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34146&Cr=palestin&Cr1=

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