UNESCO Foreign Affairs Committee endorses resolution on Jerusalem’s Old City
Published 08 Dec,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — The Foreign Affairs Committee, affiliated with the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), unanimously endorsed a resolution concerning the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls as part of its 210 session.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Daifallah Fayez said that adopting this important decision was a result of Jordan’s collaboration with Palestinian and the Arab and Islamic groups at UNESCO, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The resolution and its appendices reaffirm Jordan’s stance towards the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls along with the Islamic and Christian holy sites, highlighting the one-sided Israeli violations against these historical sites.
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