Ramallah, April 16 (QNA) - The State of Palestine welcomed the unanimous adoption by the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), during its current 224th session held in Paris, of two resolutions in favor of Palestine.

In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said that the adoption of these two resolutions reaffirmed the rights of the Palestinian people and underscored the responsibility of the international community toward the State of Palestine under occupation, and the need to protect it from systematic campaigns by the occupation targeting its heritage, history, and identity, which are under threat of distortion, falsification, and erasure.

The ministry also stressed its rejection of all measures and actions aimed at altering the status and position of occupied Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, and at undermining the existing historical and legal status, affirming that Israel has no sovereignty over the land of the State of Palestine, particularly Jerusalem.

The Palestinian foreign ministry called for the implementation of international law and relevant international resolutions, including UNESCO decisions that call for the dispatch of a fact-finding mission and the protection of Palestinian cultural, historical, and religious heritage.

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs meanwhile welcomed UNESCO’s adoption of a resolution on the Old City of Jerusalem.

The ministry said that the resolution considers all legislative, administrative, and other measures taken by Israel, as the occupying power, aimed at changing the character and legal status of Jerusalem to be null and void and must be rescinded. (QNA)