“The Holy See asks the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations kindly to remove in its draft resolution any reference to the “Holy See” and any generic reference “on behalf of the Observer States”, it added.
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According to the draft resolution, the flags of non-member observer states would be displayed alongside the flags of the 193 member states.
The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican stated Tuesday he expects Pope Francis will name on the U.S.to rediscover the elemental values “that made our nation nice” – particularly its lengthy historical past of welcoming foreigners – when he visits subsequent month and turns into the primary pope to deal with Congress.
While it will be the first time the Roman Catholic Church signs a treaty with the State of Palestine, the Vatican has recognized the state since February 2013. “The Holy See does not intend to co-sponsor a draft resolution that the State of Palestine may eventually present on the matter”, the note states as quoted by Reuters.
History’s first Latin American pope will be making his first-ever trip to the U.S., where gay marriage is now the law of the land and where conservatives have cringed at his criticisms of the excesses of unbridled capitalism and largely ignored his calls for an urgent transition away from a fossil fuel-based economy.
Hackett, nominated by President Obama and confirmed as ambassador in August 2013, says his day-to-day role involves interacting with people at the Vatican on U.S. foreign policy, in addition to working with the religious community in Rome.
In 2012 the General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine. Their delegation promptly unfurled the flag in the chamber. He helped bring the United States and Cuba together for their historic reestablishment of diplomatic ties. Among other issues, he has weighed in on the civil war in Syria, hosted a prayer service between Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the Vatican, and ruffled feathers with Turkey when he called the 1915 killing of 1.5 million Armenians a “genocide”. Ticket holders are responsible for their own travel costs.
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“The Secretary-General is confident that His Holiness Pope Francis’s visit will inspire the worldwide community to redouble its efforts to achieve human dignity for all through ensuring greater social justice, tolerance and understanding among all of the world’s peoples”, United Nations said in its announcement.
