Palestine casts 1st vote at UNGA as observer state
Source: Kuwaiti News Agency
The State of Palestine on Monday cast its first vote at the UN General Assembly to elect one judge for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), a move its Ambassador Riyadh Mansour saw as a step closer to recognize the Observer State as a full UN member.
Koffi Kumelio Afande, of Togo, was elected to the court. In accordance with the Statute of the ICTY, non-member states have the right to nominate judges and participate in the election procedures equal to all UN member states; they cannot vote on other UNGA resolutions.
Palestine became an observer state last November 29. "This is an important step in our march for freedom and independence and full membership of the United Nations," Mansour told the Assembly after it stood in applause as he cast his vote despite Israeli and US objections.
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