UN Security Council meeting on Jerusalem has begun

Nickolay E Mladenov who is the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process opens the session and gives a summary of events in Jerusalem:

"Jerusalem is one of the complex and captivating cities in the world.

"Only through constructive dialogue can we achieve peace. Mr President today we stand at a critical issue of this longstanding conflict...It is up to all of us in the international community to urgently advance a just solution." 

Mladenov also reiterates that the UN will continue to pursue a two-state solution and a split Jerusalem as part of final status negotiations.