Russia to support Palestine's UNESCO bid

[News_Editor]

Russia to support Palestine's UNESCO bid

2011-10-19 17:18:16 GMT+7 (ICT)

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- The Russian government on Tuesday said it will support a Palestinian membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his government will support the admission of Palestine to the organization. Palestine is currently an observer in UNESCO but a group of Arab states has reportedly submitted a recommendation to the organization's executive committee requesting full membership for Palestine, RIA Novosti reported.

Last Wednesday, some 40 out of 58 members of UNESCO's executive council decided to let the 193 member countries vote on a Palestinian full membership. A final decision will be made during the General Assembly to be held in Paris between October 25 and November 10.

This move is part of a broader campaign by Palestine to get recognition as a state by the United Nations Security Council. On September 23, Palestine filed a request for a full UN membership even though the United States is likely to veto this.

About 120 out of 193 countries have currently recognized the State of Palestine and those are seen as possible supporters if the UN General Assembly votes on the issue. If the UN Security Council resolution to recognize Palestine is approved, Palestine would become the 194th member of the United Nations.

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[coma]

Good to see the Russkies supporting the Palestinian cause.

[Steely Dan]

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I guess the areas of cultural interest must be ancient Hebrew or Roman sites.

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[geriatrickid]

Hopefully, the next step by Russia is its compliance with the UNESCO guidelines. An example would be a cessation of the destruction of culturally sensitive sites in the Caucasus.

[Scott]

Off-topic posts deleted.

Please re-read the OP and stick to the topic.

Off-topic baiting will earn you a posting holiday.