Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The Palestinian Diplomatic Mission in Athens issued a statement yesterday, thanking Greece for its stance during the vote held at UNESCO's General Assembly on Monday 31 November 2011, which resulted in Palestine becoming a fully-fledged member of the UN scientific and cultural organization.
Greece was one among 107 countries that voted in favour of the Palestinian bid, which was greeted with widespread applause, while 14 countries voted against and 52 abstained. "On behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas, the Organisation for the Liberation of Palestine, and all the Palestinian people, we extend a big thank you to Greece and the Greek people for today's stance of the Greek government in favour of Palestine at the vote at UNESCO," the announcement said. 