{"id":194796,"date":"2010-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=194796"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:53:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:53:06","slug":"auto-insert-194796","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-194796\/","title":{"rendered":"SG Stresses Importance of International Involvement in Probe into Flotilla Incident &#8211; SecGen Spokesperson &#8211; Noon briefing (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"7px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial, san-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\/&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>SECRETARY-GENERAL STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN PROBE INTO 31 MAY INCIDENT<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-left:-20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">In response to questions about reports that Israel may reject any international investigation into the 31 May incident involving the flotilla, the Spokesperson said that the United Nations has not yet received an official response from Israel.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/>\nHe underscored the Secretary-General&#39;s considered view that credible international involvement is crucial to a prompt, credible, impartial and transparent investigation, as called for in the Security Council&#39;s <\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/4C80E66D67C5ED6185257738004B889C.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Presidential Statement<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;of 1 June.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-left:-20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">The Secretary-General understands that Israel is still considering how and if to bring an international element into the investigative process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-left:-20px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<li style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Asked about the advice the Secretary-General had received from the Office for Legal Affairs (OLA) regarding the legality of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, the Spokesperson noted that the Secretary-General routinely seeks the advice of his Legal Counsel on matters of pressing international concern. 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