Palestinian flag raised at Unesco headquarters

President Mahmoud Abbas attended the ceremony, during which the Palestinian anthem was played

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 22:44

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Paris: The Palestinian flag was raised for the first time on Tuesday above a UN agency, the Unesco headquarters in Paris, an AFP correspondent said.

President Mahmoud Abbas attended the ceremony, during which the Palestinian anthem was played.

The flag-raising ceremony happened just weeks after Palestine won admission to the UN agency in a move that sparked fury and reprisals from the United States and Israel.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers his speech, after the Palestinian flag raising ceremony, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Tusday, December 13, 2011.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Foreign Minister Riad Al Maliki, Unesco director general Irina Bokova, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and other officials watch as the Palestinian flag is raised outside Unesco’s headquarters in Paris — the first United Nations agency to admit Palestine as a member state.

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