UNESCO committee votes in favour of Jordanian decision on Jerusalem

Home Jordan News UNESCO committee votes in favour of Jordanian decision on Jerusalem 27-06-2011 12:00 AM Ammon News - AMMONNEWS-UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted in favour of a Jordanian and Arab decision to put Old Jerusalem's Al Maghareba Gate on the World Heritage List . The voting took place during the 35th Session of the world heritage committee that was held in Paris today with the participation of a Jordanian delegation. Official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Mahmoud Al Kayed said the unified position of the Arab group at the UNESCO help in adopting the Jordanian and Arab decision, adding the Jordanian delegation made tremendous efforts with the Arab delegation to adopt the decision. He expressed regret over failure to reach a consensus with some concerned parties due to the Israeli intransigence on items of the resolution related to unilateral Israeli measures on the ground and at the UNESO. The UNESCO, Kayed said, expressed its deep concern over the continuation of the Israeli excavation work inside and around the old city of Jerusalem as well as failure of the Israeli side to provide the World Heritage Center on information on these excavations. *Petra

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UNESCO committee votes in favour of Jordanian decision on Jerusalem

27-06-2011 12:00 AM

Ammon News - AMMONNEWS-UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted in favour of a Jordanian and Arab decision to put Old Jerusalem's Al Maghareba Gate on the World Heritage List .

The voting took place during the 35th Session of the world heritage committee that was held in Paris today with the participation of a Jordanian delegation.

Official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry Mahmoud Al Kayed said the unified position of the Arab group at the UNESCO help in adopting the Jordanian and Arab decision, adding the Jordanian delegation made tremendous efforts with the Arab delegation to adopt the decision.

He expressed regret over failure to reach a consensus with some concerned parties due to the Israeli intransigence on items of the resolution related to unilateral Israeli measures on the ground and at the UNESO.

The UNESCO, Kayed said, expressed its deep concern over the continuation of the Israeli excavation work inside and around the old city of Jerusalem as well as failure of the Israeli side to provide the World Heritage Center on information on these excavations.

*Petra

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