Israel is responding to the United Nations General Assembly vote that granted the Palestinian Authority permanent observer status at the UN.

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Also making a statement was the Permanent Observer of the Holy See.

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Also delivering statements were the Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, and the Acting Head of the European Union Delegation to the United Nations.

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Its leaders are frequent visitors to the region and, like nine other countries, including Japan, Singapore and South Korea, it is lobbying for permanent observer status on the Arctic Council.

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Ambassador Dr. Nassif Hitti, Permanent Observer of the League of Arab States to UNESCO, recalled the long and deep history of dialogue between the European and Arab regions and their societies, featuring rich exchanges at all levels.

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In this regard, messages exchanged among Permanent Delegations or Permanent Observer Missions and between them and the Secretariat must be guided above all by the principles of care and discretion, to avoid making the Organization legally accountable to third parties for information disseminated through its network for which the issuing delegation alone is responsible.

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