UNITED NATIONS — The UN’s special Middle East envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, warns Israel not to annex parts of the West Bank, saying such a move would be a “devastating blow” to the internationally-backed two-state solution.
In a video briefing today with the Security Council, which holds a meeting each month on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Mladenov hails what he calls “inspiring examples of cooperation across conflict lines” in the coronavirus battle.
But he warns that in the past month, there has also been “continued confrontation and fighting, as the human toll of war continues to rise.”
“The dangerous prospect of annexation by Israel of parts of the occupied West Bank is a growing threat,” Mladenov says, warning that such a move would violate international law.
The envoy says annexation would also “deal a devastating blow to the two-state solution, close the door to a renewal of negotiations, and threaten efforts to advance regional peace.”
— AFP
United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, on March 24, 2016, at United Nations headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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