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Osaily expresses surprise over Canada’s position vis-à-vis the UNESCO vote

Hebron Mayor Khaled Osaily expressed deep surprise  and regret regarding Canada’s vote against Palestine’s UNESCO membership  bid despite the good ties between the Palestinian leadership and the  Canadian Government. Osaily was speaking at a meeting held at Hebron  Municipality with Mr. Chris Greenshields, Canada’s Representative to the  Palestinian Authority.

The meeting aimed at discussing means of  cooperation, enhancing commercial ties with Canada as well as presenting  general conditions in Hebron and describing progress in the  implementation of a number of projects supported by the Canadian  Government in Hebron Governorate.

At the beginning of the  meeting, Osaily spoke about political and economic conditions as well as  violations committed in Hebron and its Old City. He touched on the  city’s history, its religious and archeological sites and its right to  safeguard its own cultural heritage which should be considered as world  heritage just like many other Palestinian cities and sites that deserve  to be acknowledged by UNESCO.

Osaily explained the great positive  impact that Palestine’s membership of Unesco will have on Palestinian  heritage. “Palestine deserves this recognition. It shall pave the way  for Palestine’s full membership of the UN and crowns President Abbas’s  political efforts based on his belief in peace and the need to end  occupation. Even though negotiations started more than 18 years ago,  Palestine is still not an independent State because we do not have a  genuine Israeli partner who believes in peace. It is not logical to  negotiate just for the sake of negotiating”.

Mr. Greenshields  explained why his country voted against Palestine’s Unesco bid. “Canada  believes that a Palestinian State can only be created through  negotiations and that the conflict can only end through an agreement  between the Palestinians and Israelis. We believe that resorting to the  UN and its agencies further complicates matters and makes it harder to  reach an agreement between both parties. The Canadian Government is  committed to supporting economic projects in Palestine, including  support to the Palestinian Industries Fair held last month in Ramallah,  the Palestinian Ministry of Justice and the construction of a Court  building in Hebron”.

At the end of the meeting, Osaily underlined  the Palestinian right to end occupation and the importance of taking  decisions and stances that support those rights endorsed by the  international community and enshrined in UN conventions and  declarations.

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