AMMAN — The Executive Board of the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (
UNESCO) unanimously adopted a resolution
during its 216th session on Wednesday regarding the
Old City of Jerusalem and
its walls.
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The official spokesperson of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ambassador Sinan Mulali, stated that the adoption of the
resolution came as a result of Jordanian diplomatic efforts and coordination
with the State of Palestine, as well as the
Arab and Islamic groups within the organization.
He explained that the resolution and its annexes affirm all
aspects of Jordan's position regarding the
Old City of Jerusalem and its walls,
including the Islamic and
Christian holy sites.
It also reaffirms the rejection of all Israeli measures
aimed at changing the character and legal status of the holy city, considering
them null and void.
A call to cease illegal actions and violationsThe resolution calls on Israel to cease its illegal
unilateral actions and violations against the blessed
Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif and the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls.
He added that this resolution reiterates the content of
previous resolutions issued by the Executive Board and the World Heritage
Committee concerning Jerusalem, all of which expressed regret due to Israel's
non-compliance as an occupying power in halting excavations, tunnel
constructions, and all illegal activities in East Jerusalem, in accordance with
international law.
The spokesperson pointed out that the resolution
consolidates the achievements of previous resolutions, particularly by
affirming the names Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram Al-Sharif as synonymous with one
meaning.
It also called for expediting the appointment of a permanent
representative of the UNESCO Director-General in the Old City of Jerusalem to
monitor all actions within the organization's jurisdiction and dispatching an
interactive monitoring mission from UNESCO to Jerusalem to observe all
violations committed by Israel, the occupying power, under international law.
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