Amman, Oct 12 (Petra) – The Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs welcomed the unanimous adoption by the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) of a resolution on the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls, under the agenda item, titled "Occupied Palestine", during its 225th session held on Monday in Paris.

The Ministry’s official spokesperson Fuad Majali noted that the resolution adopted today reiterated a demand for Israel, the occupying power, to halt all unilateral, illegitimate, and unlawful measures in the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls, which target the exceptional cultural and historical value of Jerusalem, jeopardize the city's cultural heritage, and are deemed null and void.

He said the resolution deplored the Israeli occupation authorities' failure to comply with demands to stop ongoing excavations, tunneling, and works of a cable car and other projects in East Jerusalem, all of which are considered illegal, and reiterated the demand for Israel to cease all violations.

Majali said the resolution reaffirms Jordan’s unwavering position on the Old City of Jerusalem and its walls, including Islamic and Christian holy sites, and maintaining the historical and legal status quo therein.

It also reaffirms previous resolutions issued by the Executive Board and the World Heritage Committee on Jerusalem, he added.

//Petra//SS