Palestine
Won't Be ATT
Vice Chair,
Tells ICP Gave
to Pakistan
By
Matthew
Russell Lee,
Exclusive
UNITED
NATIONS,
February 28 –
After twists
and turns in
the UN
Asia-Pacific
Group on Palestine's
bid to be a
vice chair of
the upcoming
Arms Trade
Treaty talks,
Inner City
Press on
Thursday
learned that
Palestine
withdrew its
name, giving
the post to
Pakistan.
We didn't want
to be a
distraction, a
member of the
State of
Palestine's
delegation
told Inner
City Press.
But we still
maintain it is
an "all
states"
format.
"So
you'll be
between Palau
and Panama?"
Inner City
Press asked.
No, was the
answer. We
don't want to
sit next to
countries
which did not
vote for us
[as a State],
so we will be
listed under
"S" for State
of Palestine.
And who would
Palestine sit
between? Sudan
and Sri Lanka.
Call it ICC
corner, noted
one Inner City
Press wag.
Pakistan also
on February
formalized its
pick-up in
ECOSOC of
Humanitarian
from Sudan,
giving Sudan
in term the
Coordination
post. But
shouldn't
Palestine get
something?
The
ATT talks kick
off on March
18. Watch this
site.
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