UN Chief: Don't Let Extremists Derail Mideast Peace

(Note: Owing to the liquidity crisis affecting our Organization, today's Security Council open debate on the Middle East will be published on Wednesday, 30 April.)

At a critical juncture in Middle East history, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark warning to the Security Council: the prospect of a two-State solution - where Israel and Palestine live side by side in peace and security - is in grave danger of vanishing.

"The world cannot afford to watch the two-State solution disappear," Mr. Guterres told the 15-member Council at its open debate on the Middle East. "Do not let extremists on any side undermine what remains of the peace process," he stressed.

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