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By Ahmad Al-Mazyad
PARIS, Oct 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Permanent Delegate to the UNESCO Ali
Al-Tarrah has been unanimously elected vice president of the 36th session of
the General Conference of the UNESCO for a two-year term.
Speaking to KUNA following the election, Al-Tarrah said: "The State of
Kuwait is exerting great concerted efforts with its brotherly Gulf and Arab
countries and world friends for putting forward recommendations for serving
the UNESCO and reactivating its mechanisms."
Kuwait is also seeking to host a research center for catering for the
disabled, in collaboration with parties at the UNESCO, especially following a
relevant successful initiative represented in the late Amir Sheikh Jaber
Al-Ahmad prize for consolidating the quality education of the mentally
disabled, he said.
Kuwait is also determined to present integrated visions and mechanisms
during the 36th session of the UNESCO General Conference, mainly aiming to
have Kuwaiti sites put on the UNESCO's World Heritage List, he pointed out.
Al-Tarrah noted that the presidency of the conference had offered
condolence to Saudi Arabia over the death of Crown Prince Sultan bin
Abdulaziz, remembering his great humanitarian role and relations with
humanitarian societies and his relentless support for UNESCO projects.
Palestine's UN membership bid is a key issue on the agenda of the UNESCO
meetings, he said.
Palestine is most likely to be accepted as permanent member of the UNESCO
during the conference with a view to protecting and safeguarding heritage in
Jerusalem, which is occasionally damaged in Israeli attack, Al-Tarrah added.
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) opened
the 36th session of its General Conference here earlier in the day.
The session was inaugurated by former president of the 35th session
Davidson L. Hepburn (Commonwealth of The Bahamas). (pickup previous)
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