WORLD : U.S. Warns UNESCO on PLO Role
The United States today warned UNESCO against voting next week to accept the Palestine Liberation Organization as a member, saying such a move would virtually permanently close off any possibility of the U.S. rejoining the body.
The warning was contained in a strongly worded message sent by Asst. Secretary of State John R. Bolton to Federico Mayor Zaragoza, director general of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and delivered today.
UNESCO’s board is to vote on the issue Tuesday. It will also consider a proposal by Mayor to grant the PLO enhanced status short of membership. But Bolton’s letter made it clear that enhanced status is equally objectionable to Washington, which is pressing for the issue to be deferred.
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