Opposing
Palestine,
Colombia,
Panama, Cote
d'Ivoire,
Bahamas,
Cameroon,
Singapore
By
Matthew
Russell Lee,
Exclusive
UNITED
NATIONS,
September 29
-- On the hot
issue of
Palestine, the
Group of
77 and the
Non-Aligned
Movement have
both come out
pro-Palestinian.
This
has triggered
"reservations"
or dissents
from such
countries as
Security
Council member
Colombia,
financial
powerhouse
Singapore,
Cameroon and
in a surprise
to some, Cote
d'Ivoire along
with Panama
and the
Bahamas. See
below.
Inner
City Press
has obtained
and is
publishing
these formal
objections. At
one
extreme, few
were surprised
by Colombia's
position.
But
while Cote
d'Ivoire under
Laurent Gbagbo
took this
position, some
thought that
with
Northerner
Alassane
Ouattara
taking power,
the new Cote
d'Ivoire
would side
with
Palestine. But
now.
Objection
within
the Group of
77 can be
raised on the
argument that
it is economic
group, not
political like
NAM.
Palestinian
Observer Riyad
Mansour
this week told
the Press that
the meeting of
the NAM caucus
of
Security
Council
members
including
Colombia had
gone well.
Nigerian
officials
to the highest
level have
been quoted
that the
country would
abstain
and not vote
yes on
Palestine's
application
for UN
membership,
which
the Council's
committee will
begin
considering on
Friday.
Abbas ready to
rock the
house, six
countries not
shown
Obtained
regarding
NAM:
Sent:
Tuesday,
27 September
2011 4:05 PM
Subject:
NAM/267/2011
To:
Permanent
Missions and
Permanent
Observer
Mission to the
United
Nations that
are Members
and Observers
of the
Non-Aligned
Movement.
From:
Permanent
Mission of the
Arab Republic
of Egypt to
the United
Nations, in
its capacity
as Chair of
the NAM
Coordinating
Bureau.
With
reference
to the
Statement
delivered by
H.E. Mr.
Mohamed Kamel
Amr,
Minister of
Foreign
Affairs of the
Arab Republic
of Egypt, on
behalf
of the
Non-Aligned
Movement and
in Egypt’s
National
Capacity,
before the
General debate
of the 66th
Session of the
General
Assembly
on 24
September
2011, and
further to the
Chair’s Note
No.
NAM/265/2011
dated 24
September
2011,
transmitting
the Government
of
Singapore’s
reservation on
all references
in the said
statement to
Palestine’s
admission as a
full member of
the United
Nations and
all other
aspects of the
statement that
are
inconsistent
with the
foreign policy
of Singapore,
the Chair of
the
Coordinating
Bureau
wishes to
enclose the
following:
·
Note Verbale
No. 1411
received from
the Permanent
Mission of
Colombia to
the United
Nations,
informing that
Colombia
reserves its
position to
all references
in the
statement to
Palestine’s
admission as a
full member of
the United
Nations, and
that Colombia
will establish
its position
in its
capacity as
Security
Council
non-permanent
member.
·
Note Verbale
No. NY-761/11
received from
the Permanent
Mission
of Panama to
the United
Nations,
informing that
the Government
of
Panama
reserves its
position to
all references
in the
statement to
Palestine’s
admission as a
full member of
the United
Nations, and
all other
aspects of the
statement that
are
inconsistent
with the
foreign policy
of Panama.
·
Note Verbale
No. 150/11
received from
the Permanent
Mission of
the
Commonwealth
of The Bahamas
to the United
Nations,
informing that
the Government
of The Bahamas
reserves its
position on
all references
in the
statement to
Palestine’s
admission as a
full member of
the
United
Nations.
Thank
you,
Chair
of
the
Coordinating
Bureau of the
Non-Aligned
Movement
Address:
Permanent
Mission of
Egypt to the
United Nations
304 East 44th
street, N.Y.
N.Y., 10017
Obtained
regarding
the Group of
77, to which
Panama and the
Bahamas have
also objected:
To
:
Permanent
Missions of
the Member
States of the
Group of 77
and
China
Attn.:
Second,
Third, Fourth,
Fifth and
Sixth
Committee
delegates
From
:
Office of the
Chairman
Date
:
28 September
2011
In
continuation
of its last
circular of 26
September
2011, the
Chair
wishes to
provide
delegations
with copies of
Notes that it
has
received from
the Permanent
Missions of
Colombia, the
Republic of
Cameroon and
the Republic
of Côte
d'Ivoire which
are hereby
circulated
upon their
request
regarding
paragraph 108
of the
Declaration
adopted by the
Thirty-Fifth
Annual Meeting
of Minister
for Foreign
Affairs of the
Group of 77 on
23 September
2011 at UN
Headquarters
in New York.
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