{"id":130767,"date":"2017-11-17T18:06:38","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T23:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/?p=130767"},"modified":"2018-06-18T19:14:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T23:14:37","slug":"highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-17-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/72\/2017\/11\/17\/highlights-of-press-briefing-by-spokesperson-17-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of press briefing by spokesperson \u2013 17 November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS BRIEFING BY BRENDEN VARMA,\u00a0<\/strong>SPOKESPERSON FOR <\/strong>GENERAL ASSEMBLY <\/strong>PRESIDENT <\/strong>MIROSLAV LAJ\u010c\u00c1K <\/strong><\/h1>\n
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United Nations Headquarters, New York<\/strong><\/p>\n
PRESIDENT HOLDS CONSULTATIONS ON WORLD COURT ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Regarding the election for the last remaining vacancy in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the President of the General Assembly will be holding several rounds of consultations today.<\/li>\n
The President will meet today with the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi of Italy, as well as the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Office of Legal Affairs and the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department for General Assembly and Conference Management.<\/li>\n
The General Assembly will resume the elections on Monday at 3:00 p.m. The President will preside over that meeting.<\/li>\n
Asked to elaborate on the President\u2019s consultations and the nature of the current impasse, the Spokesperson responded that the General Assembly was planning to meet on Monday to resume the elections, and no deadlines had been missed at this stage. In that regard, it was premature to speak about any sort of impasse. It would be good to wait until Monday to see how the meeting went, the Spokesperson added.<\/li>\n
Regarding the President\u2019s consultations today, he would be discussing the continuation of the elections. The consultations had not yet happened, so there were no details to share at this stage. Because the candidates needed to secure majorities in both the General Assembly and Security Council, coordination between the two organs, including with respect to the timing of the elections, was helpful.<\/li>\n
The Spokesperson also noted that the President was a\u00a0big proponent of dialogue, which included talking to various interlocutors about issues and ensuring that everyone was on the same page. Today\u2019s consultations could be seen in that context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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U.N. NEEDS TO DO BETTER IN SUPPORTING COÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵTRIES TO MAKE PEACE LAST<\/strong><\/h3>\n