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ARMENIA INTENDS TO VOTE AGAINST THE ISSUE OF RECOGNITION OF THE PALESTINIAN STATE
arminfo
Friday, September 23, 10:29
Armenia is going to vote against the issue of recognition of the
Palestinian state. ArmInfo has been told this by a source close to
the foreign diplomatic circles.
Today the UN Security Council will consider the issue of recognition
of Palestine and hold a voting at the UN General Assembly.
The source says that in the future Armenia's stance may undergo
modulation in case the incumbent authorities of Palestine give up the
radical position on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh's sovereignty with
a categorical turn towards supporting Azerbaijan's stance.
The source recalls that this position has recently been stated in Baku
by the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Notwithstanding the fact that
Russia advocates the independence of Palestine very actively and all
the CIS states support Russia in this matter, Armenia is categorical
in it stance and will vote against, the source says.
To remind, Nabil Shaath, a Palestinian negotiator, has recently
visited Armenia to enlist Armenia's support at the UN General
Assembly. According to the rumors in the press, Armenia was inclined
to support the issue of Palestine, however, the Palestinian leader's
statement in Baku apparently left no chance to Yerevan.
To note, in a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent in Ramallah in
2010, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad refused pointblank to
draw any parallel between the sovereignty problems of Palestine and
Nagorno-Karabakh. To note, Russia was one of the first countries
to support Mahmoud Abbas' initiative to seek recognition of the
Palestinian state at the UN unilaterally. According to international
sources, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked the United
States not to exercise the veto when considering the Palestinians'
request at the Security Council.
arminfo
Friday, September 23, 10:29
Armenia is going to vote against the issue of recognition of the
Palestinian state. ArmInfo has been told this by a source close to
the foreign diplomatic circles.
Today the UN Security Council will consider the issue of recognition
of Palestine and hold a voting at the UN General Assembly.
The source says that in the future Armenia's stance may undergo
modulation in case the incumbent authorities of Palestine give up the
radical position on the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh's sovereignty with
a categorical turn towards supporting Azerbaijan's stance.
The source recalls that this position has recently been stated in Baku
by the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Notwithstanding the fact that
Russia advocates the independence of Palestine very actively and all
the CIS states support Russia in this matter, Armenia is categorical
in it stance and will vote against, the source says.
To remind, Nabil Shaath, a Palestinian negotiator, has recently
visited Armenia to enlist Armenia's support at the UN General
Assembly. According to the rumors in the press, Armenia was inclined
to support the issue of Palestine, however, the Palestinian leader's
statement in Baku apparently left no chance to Yerevan.
To note, in a conversation with ArmInfo correspondent in Ramallah in
2010, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad refused pointblank to
draw any parallel between the sovereignty problems of Palestine and
Nagorno-Karabakh. To note, Russia was one of the first countries
to support Mahmoud Abbas' initiative to seek recognition of the
Palestinian state at the UN unilaterally. According to international
sources, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov asked the United
States not to exercise the veto when considering the Palestinians'
request at the Security Council.