25/07/2017
Statement by Sweden at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East
National Statement delivered by Ambassador Carl Skau on behalf of Sweden at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East, 25 July 2017, New York. Mr President, I would like to align myself with the statement to be made later today on behalf of the European Union. I would also like to thank Special Envoy Mladenov for his timely briefing to the Council this morning. Sweden together with Egypt and France called for yesterday's discussion in the Council because we were deeply concerned by the heightened tensions and violent clashes, including loss of life, in and around the occupied East Jerusalem, particularly at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. It is critical to avoid any...
