{"id":171493,"date":"2012-07-11T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T19:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=171493"},"modified":"2019-01-03T12:31:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T17:31:53","slug":"united-nations-asian-and-pacific-meeting-in-support-of-israeli-palestinian-peace-international-efforts-at-addressing-the-obstacles-to-the-two-state-solution-the-role-of-asian-and-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/united-nations-asian-and-pacific-meeting-in-support-of-israeli-palestinian-peace-international-efforts-at-addressing-the-obstacles-to-the-two-state-solution-the-role-of-asian-and-p\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Asian and Pacific Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace \u201cInternational efforts at addressing the obstacles to the two-State solution \u2013 the role of Asian and Pacific governmental and non-governmental actors\u201d Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 10 and 11 July 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Meeting, convened under the auspices of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, looked at obstacles and opportunities on the road to achieving peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and encouraged broad international action in this respect. It considered ways in which Governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society can be instrumental in helping the parties resume and strengthen the political dialogue and in promoting and applying the principles of international law to efforts aimed at resolving the conflict. From the regional perspective, the Meeting considered how Asian and Pacific States can make an effective contribution through their action in national and intergovernmental mechanisms.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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OPENING SESSION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Message by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations<\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Pichet Wangtepanukhor, Advisor to the Foreign Minister of Thailand (Statement<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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H.E. Mr. Abdou Salam Diallo, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (Statement<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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H.E. Mr. Riad Malki, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Representative of Palestine<\/p>\n

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PLENARY I<\/strong>
\nIllegal construction of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land: the reality on the ground<\/p>\n

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H.E. Mr. Mahathir Mohamad, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Putrajaya<\/p>\n

Mr. Gideon Levy, Columnist, Ha\u2019aretz, Tel Aviv<\/p>\n

Mr. Ray Dolphin, Humanitarian Affairs Officer, Barrier Specialist, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Jerusalem<\/p>\n

Ms. Diana Buttu, Joint Fellow with the Middle East Initiative and Harvard Law School\u2019s Human Rights Programme, Former Legal Advisor, PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, Ramallah (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Kamal Hossain, Jurist, Former Member of the Inquiry Commission, United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Dhaka (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

PLENARY II<\/strong>
\nSettlement building as the main obstacle to the two-State solution<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mr. Iain Scobbie, Sir Joseph Hotung Research Professor in Law, Human Rights and Peace Building in the Middle East, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Ms. Hind Khoury, Former General Delegate of Palestine to France, Former Minister for Jerusalem Affairs, Palestinian Authority, Jerusalem (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Mr. Li Guofu, Senior Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies, Beijing<\/p>\n

Mr. Taro Kono, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan, Tokyo<\/p>\n

Mr. Nidal Foqaha, Director-General, Palestinian Peace Coalition – Geneva Initiative, Ramallah (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Mr. Gadi Baltiansky, Director-General, Geneva Initiative in Israel, Tel Aviv (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

PLENARY III<\/strong>
\nSupport by Asia and the Pacific for a comprehensive, just\u00a0and lasting settlement of the question of Palestine<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mr. Walden Bello, Member of the House of Representatives, of the Republic of the Philippines, Manila (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Abdelaziz Aboughosh, Ambassador of Palestine to Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam, Kuala Lumpur (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Hasan Kleib, Director-General for Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia<\/p>\n

Mr. Nick Ferriman, Vice-Chairperson, Palestine Solidarity Campaign Thailand, Bangkok (Presentation<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>

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