Albania has voted in favour of raising the Palestinian flag outside the UN Headquarters in New York even though the US opposed the motion to allow nonmember observer states to raise their flags. Albania’s vote is believed to have been driven by Kosovo’s application for UNESCO membership as Tirana doesn’t want to cause sentiments against Kosovo with the Islamic countries ate a time when efforts to win as many votes as possible are well underway. Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama has informed President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga of the move. Apart from western countries, Islamic states members of UNESCO are also lobbying for Kosovo’s acceptance to the organization.
Albania’s vote for Palestinian flag at UN to aid Kosovo’s UNESCO bid (Koha)
- Published: 9 years ago on 11/09/2015
- By: OSPI-rq
- Last Modified: September 11, 2015 @ 10:54 am
- Filed Under: Articles from Kosovo media
- Tagged With: Albania, Koha, Kosovo, UN, UNESCO
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