00:00Pertubuhan bangsa-bangsa bersatu PBB memberi amaran peningkatan serangan melibatkan Iran, Amerika Syarikat dan Arab Saudi berisiko meluaskan lagi konflik
00:09yang sememangnya tidak stabil di Asia Barat.
00:12Timbalan jurucakap PBB Farhan Haq berkata, setiausaha agung PBB Antonio Guterres sejak sekian lama bimbang kegagalan pihak terbabit kembali ke
00:21meja rundingan berupaya mencetuskan perang yang lebih meluas di rantau itu.
00:30Does the Secretary General have any comment on the upsurge of attacks in the Middle East, both by the US
00:43and Saudi Arabia and Iran?
00:47Well, the Secretary General has been worried for some time that if the parties do not return to negotiations, you
00:58could have a widening of the conflict.
01:03And that seems to be what has been happening in recent hours.
01:07He has already made clear his concerns about any new renewed fighting and any escalation and widening of the conflict.
01:17So these are not positive developments.
01:20And he wants to make sure that the parties can cease fighting and again return to the diplomatic efforts, including
01:28the mediation efforts being pressed forward by Pakistan, Qatar and others.
01:34Where does the Secretary General stand on Saudi Arabia joining the strikes against Iraqi militia groups that are aligned with
01:45Iran?
01:46They say it's in response to those militia groups attacking Saudi Arabia in the first place.
01:52Well, the one thing we don't want to see is, again, is any expansion of the conflict.
01:56So having more parties involved in the fighting, having the fighting spread to a larger number of countries, all of
02:04these are adverse developments and could get us into a much worse situation even than before.
02:13Thank you very much.
02:16Thank you very much.
