00:05I hope everyone, Mr. President, is listening to the delegation right now.
00:11Imagine what happens when someone asks these questions in Havana, not in a room full of ambassadors and cameras.
00:22Imagine what happens to those people if this is the intimidation and disruption that we see.
00:27Yes, I hear that a request for a point of order has been made.
00:32In the beginning of this session, I requested that...
00:37Mr. President, point of order...
00:41Yes, I hear...
00:44Mr. President, I know you don't like to hear this.
00:53This is America, my friend.
00:55This is the United Nations.
00:57This isn't your communist dictatorship.
00:59You cannot silence me or you cannot silence my colleagues.
01:04Mr. Minister, I hear you at the beginning of this session.
01:07I very respectfully requested that the current speaker, whoever it be,
01:13be allowed to conclude before I give the floor to any delegation requesting for point of order.
01:20I fervently request you to kindly agree with my request and you will have all the opportunity to speak once
01:30the current speaker ends his statement.
01:32Please allow the statement to be delivered and I will give you the opportunity.
01:39Please help me in conducting the business in a smooth manner.
01:45And you'll have that right.
01:46Mr. President, I listen to your suggestion.
01:50It's only a suggestion.
01:52You are under the 71 rule of the rules and procedures of this general assumption.
02:00Respectfully, I request that you fulfill this rule and grant immediately just now a point of order,
02:09which is a rule and a practice of this general assumption.
02:15Mr. President, Rule 71 is crystal clear.
02:18I'll read it for our colleagues here.
02:20It says, quote,
02:21a representative rising to a point of order may not, may not speak on the substance of the matter.
02:27The reality is he doesn't like the substance of what he's hearing.
02:31He doesn't like the hard truths.
02:33And you can come and intimidate all you want.
02:35Excellencies, I ask everybody to respectfully please...
02:40Mr. President, this individual needs to back away from this podium.
02:43He's not going to intimidate me in the United States of America like he tries to intimidate political prisoners.
02:50And I'll ask everybody to go back to their delegation.
02:53And I'm the representative of the United States of America.
02:55Back up.
02:57Back up, Ambassador.
02:59Back away.
03:00This isn't Havana.
03:01I'm suspending the meeting.
03:03You're not going to intimidate me.
03:04I'm suspending this meeting.
03:05Do you understand who you're dealing with?
03:07This is America.
03:08Back up.
03:09The rule is clear.
03:10This is the substance of the speech.
03:13There are no procedural...
03:14You can bring...
03:15The meeting is suspended.
03:16Please sit down.
03:17Sit down.
03:20When I resume, when I resume the meeting, I listen to everybody.
03:25You see, I'm here to administer the rules of procedure in a fair manner,
03:30in an independent manner.
03:32So please go back to your seat.
03:34And I made a request, with great respect to everybody,
03:38to allow a speaker to conclude the statement.
03:42But if you don't want to do that, if you insist on this,
03:45I'll give you on point 71.
03:51But that has to be restricted only to procedure, not substance.
03:56Mr. President, it's a point of order.
03:59Yes.
04:00Respect rule 71 and the practice of this General Assembly,
04:06and please grant me just now the point of order.
04:10So I take it that you did not accept my request
04:14to allow the speaker to conclude.
04:17Am I correct in this understanding, Mr. Minister?
04:22If that is the case, I'll grant you this opportunity,
04:27but strictly on the condition that it is in accordance with article 71.
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