Mission of Palestine in Vienna

Austria–Palestine relations are the bilateral relations between Austria and the State of Palestine. Austria does not fully recognize the Palestinian state declared in 1988.[1] Yet, around the same time, Austria raised the position of the head of the Palestinian mission to the level of ambassador.

In 1973, during a conference in London, Chancellor Bruno Kreisky called for Europe to play a role in the Middle East and declared his support for the creation of a state for the Palestinians. The PLO opened an office in Vienna in 1978, and Austria officially established relations with the organization in 1980.[2]

Chancellor Kreisky, who was a Jew himself, questioned Zionism as a solution to the problems faced by the Jewish people,[3] claiming that Jews were not an ethnic group or race, but rather a religious group.

Austria supported Palestine's application to join UNESCO in 2011.[4] It also supported Palestine's bid to obtain non-member observer status at the United Nations.[5] In April 2013, President Mahmoud Abbas visited Austria and was welcomed with military honors. Afterward, he met with the Federal President Heinz Fischer and the National Council President Barbara Prammer.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Austria legitimizes a PLO presence". Christian Science Monitor. 14 March 1980.
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  3. ^ Tucker, Spencer C.; Roberts, Priscilla (12 May 2008). The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History [4 volumes]: A Political, Social, and Military History. ISBN 9781851098422.
  4. ^ Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "The Austrian Foreign Ministry on the UNESCO vote on membership of Palestine". xn--auslandssterreicherinnen-soc.at.
  5. ^ "General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine 'Non-Member Observer State' Status in United Nations | UN Press".
  6. ^ "Austrian President Heinz Fischer (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas review the honour guard in Vienna April 30, 2013. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS Stock Photo - Alamy". Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Besuch des Präsidenten der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde Mahmoud Abbas | Parlament Österreich".


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria%E2%80%93Palestine_relations
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