Palestinian UNESCO membership "tragic mistake"
The Israeli embassy in Belgrade says that admission of Palestine as a full-fledged UNESCO member on Monday in Paris was "a tragic mistake".
Tuesday, 01.11.2011.
11:51
The Israeli embassy in Belgrade says that admission of Palestine as a full-fledged UNESCO member on Monday in Paris was "a tragic mistake". It will have consequences for other disputed territories around the world, warned a statement from the embassy. Palestinian UNESCO membership "tragic mistake" "It represents a negative lesson to all those who believe in, and advocate conflict solution exclusively through dialogue," added the statement. Israel, it further said, rejects the "cynical decision" reached by the UN cultural agency's general conference. "It is a unilateral Palestinian maneuver that will not bring any changes on the ground, but will make it more difficult to reach a peace agreement," the embassy stressed. "Israel believes that direct negotiations without preconditions are the only way to make progress in the diplomatic process with the Palestinians," concluded the statement. UNESCO made the decision to accept Palestine as a member when 107 countries voted in favor, with 14 against and 52 abstained. The United States, Germany and Canada were among those who voted against. Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa and France voted in favor, while Britain was among those countries that abstained. According to an article in the Belgrade-based daily Danas, "Serbia also voted in favor". The United States, meanwhile, announced their were cutting funding for the UN body in the wake of its decision on the Palestinian membership. Palestinians waving their flags (file)
Palestinian UNESCO membership "tragic mistake"
"It represents a negative lesson to all those who believe in, and advocate conflict solution exclusively through dialogue," added the statement.Israel, it further said, rejects the "cynical decision" reached by the UN cultural agency's general conference.
"It is a unilateral Palestinian maneuver that will not bring any changes on the ground, but will make it more difficult to reach a peace agreement," the embassy stressed.
"Israel believes that direct negotiations without preconditions are the only way to make progress in the diplomatic process with the Palestinians," concluded the statement.
UNESCO made the decision to accept Palestine as a member when 107 countries voted in favor, with 14 against and 52 abstained.
The United States, Germany and Canada were among those who voted against. Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa and France voted in favor, while Britain was among those countries that abstained.
According to an article in the Belgrade-based daily Danas, "Serbia also voted in favor".
The United States, meanwhile, announced their were cutting funding for the UN body in the wake of its decision on the Palestinian membership.
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