Emyr Parry
Emyr Parry
Sir Emyr Jones Parry GCMG FInstPis a retired British diplomat. He is a former Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and former UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council...
basic bit comments looking mix progress quite
We're looking now at a mix of different comments on basic texts. We've made a bit of progress but we have quite a lot more progress to make.
actively driving forward management proposals putting
very actively on the management dossier and putting forward proposals and driving it.
possible talking text
There's no text but we are talking about possible responses.
consent request
at the request of and with the consent of a government.
assembly general role
The role of the General Assembly in all of this is crucial,
discussed early elements expect france good later meeting progress reactions referred uk view week
We had a very good meeting. We discussed the elements that France and the UK put down. These are now being referred to capitals and I expect we will have an early meeting later this week to see what the reactions are with a view to making progress on the text.
colleagues frankly message particular points preferred seen send text
There are some points not in the text that frankly we would have preferred to have seen in the text. Other colleagues said no, that would send a different message at this particular time.
african brought clear quite union
We're quite clear that's what we need to do if the African Union agrees, but the African Union must be brought to agree.