Palestinian flag to be raised at UNESCO Headquarters December 9, 2011 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Palestinian flag will be raised at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on December 13 to mark Palestine’s admission to the Organization. The ceremony will be presided over by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, as well as Foreign Minister Riad Maliki. The President of the UNESCO’s General Conference Katalin Bogyay and the Chairperson of the Organization’s Executive Board Alissandra Cummins, will also be present. UNESCO’s General Conference admitted Palestine as the Organization’s 195th Member on October 31. Membership became official on November 23, when Palestine signed and accepted UNESCO’s Constitution at the National Archives in London. A press conference will be held with President Abbas following the ceremony. UNESCO will broadcast the events live via the Globecast-SERTE network. A broadcast quality feed with audio in Arabic, French and English will be available free of charge, along with b-roll footage, the Organization said in a press release.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
