Prague against Palestine's bid for UN upgrade

The Czech Republic does not support the Palestinian Authority's bid to upgrade its status at the UN to a non-member observer state, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told the news website lidovky.cz on Thursday. In the upcoming vote at the UN General Assembly, the Czech delegate will vote against a resolution requesting the upragrade, Mr Schwarzenberg said, arguing such position was in line with the Czech Republic's long standing policy on the issue. According to media reports, some two thirds of UN member states, including China, Russia, France, Austria, and others, pledged their support for the bid.

Author: Jan Richter