Israel's Foreign Minister Katz said on October 2 that Israel had placed UN Secretary-General António Guterres on a "list of persons not welcome from Israel" and barred him from entering Israel.
What do Israel's representatives to the United Nations think of this approach? CCTV reporters raised this issue with the permanent representatives of many countries.
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China firmly supports the work of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Israel's Foreign Minister Katz declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres persona non grata and banned Guterres from entering the country. In this regard, at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the morning of October 2 local time to urgently consider the situation between Lebanon and Israel, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, stressed, "China firmly supports the work of the Secretary-General and opposes Israel's groundless accusations against the Secretary-General." ”
The representative of Russia said that Israel had slapped everyone in the face by doing so
Regarding Israel's designation of UN Secretary-General Guterres as "persona non grata," at the Security Council's emergency review of the Lebanese-Israeli situation on the morning of October 2, local time, representatives of many countries either expressed opposition or reaffirmed their support for Guterres' work. Among them, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Nebenzya, pointed out in his speech that "Israel's action is simply unheard of, and it is a slap in the face not only to the United Nations, but to all of us." ”
The Prime Minister of Spain expressed his support to UN Secretary-General António Guterres
On October 2, local time, Spain Prime Minister Sanchez expressed his support to UN Secretary-General Guterres through social media.
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Sánchez said he wanted to convey to Guterres the support of the Spain government and thanked Guterres and the United Nations for their commitment to peace, as well as for the unwavering defense of multilateralism and dialogue to resolve conflicts in the Middle East.
Earlier, Israel Foreign Minister Katz said on his social media account that it had decided to include UN Secretary-General Guterres in the list of people not welcome Israel and ban him from entering Israel.
Source: CCTV news client, @CCTV International News