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U.S. CUTS UNESCO'S FUNDING OVER PALESTINE
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 1, 2011 - 20:18 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States is stopping financial contributions
to UNESCO after the Palestinians were admitted to the organization
as a full member.
The United States also acknowledged that it could lose international
influence as it would lose its right to vote in the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization if it makes no payments over
the next two years.
"We were to have made a 60 million dollar payment to UNESCO in November
and we will not be making that payment," State Department spokeswoman
Victoria Nuland told reporters.
Nuland said the Palestinian admission "triggers longstanding (US)
legislative restrictions which will compel the United States to
refrain from making contributions to UNESCO."
The United States, Israel's top ally, in the 1990s banned the financing
of any UN organization that accepts Palestine as a full member. The
United States provides about 22 percent of the UNESCO annual budget,
AFP reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 1, 2011 - 20:18 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States is stopping financial contributions
to UNESCO after the Palestinians were admitted to the organization
as a full member.
The United States also acknowledged that it could lose international
influence as it would lose its right to vote in the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization if it makes no payments over
the next two years.
"We were to have made a 60 million dollar payment to UNESCO in November
and we will not be making that payment," State Department spokeswoman
Victoria Nuland told reporters.
Nuland said the Palestinian admission "triggers longstanding (US)
legislative restrictions which will compel the United States to
refrain from making contributions to UNESCO."
The United States, Israel's top ally, in the 1990s banned the financing
of any UN organization that accepts Palestine as a full member. The
United States provides about 22 percent of the UNESCO annual budget,
AFP reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress