Diplomatic missions of Palestine
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On 15 November 1988, the Palestinian National Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization, sitting in Algiers, adopted the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, unilaterally proclaiming the State of Palestine within the former British Mandate of Palestine, while not explicitly declaring its boundaries or claimed territory. At the time, the State of Palestine was not a de facto or de jure entity. The State of Palestine retains an unclear international status, with some states recognizing it de jure while it has no clear de facto status. Owing to its contested international position, many world capitals host both an Embassy of Palestine and an Embassy of Israel.
Today, the State of Palestine is recognized by around 100 countries, who conduct relations with it through the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), which was established in 1994 by the Oslo Accords. Numerous other countries do not recognize the State of Palestine as such, but do conduct diplomatic relations with the PNA in its capacity as an interim governmental body representing the Palestinian people. Most major European countries, the United States and Canada do not recognize the State of Palestine, but have varying levels of official relations with the PNA.
In many countries that recognized the State of Palestine, the PNA maintains an Embassy of the State of Palestine. In countries that have not, it maintains a Mission or General Delegation, some with diplomatic status and others without.
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[edit] List of diplomatic missions
[edit] Europe
- Albania
- Tirana (Embassy)
- Austria
- Vienna (General delegation)
- Belgium
- Brussels (General Delegation)
- Bulgaria
- Sofia (Embassy)
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Prague (Embassy)
- Denmark
- Copenhagen (General Delegation)
- Finland
- France
- Paris (General Delegation)
- Germany
- Berlin (General Delegation)
- Greece
- Athens (Diplomatic Representation)
- Hungary
- Budapest (Embassy)
- Ireland
- Italy
- Rome (General Delegation)
- Netherlands
- The Hague (General Delegation)
- Norway
- Oslo (General Delegation)
- Poland
- Warsaw (Embassy)
- Portugal
- Lisbon (General Delegation)
- Romania
- Bucharest (Embassy)
- Russia
- Moscow (Embassy)
- Serbia
- Belgrade (Embassy)
- Spain
- Madrid (General Delegation)
- Sweden
- Stockholm (General Delegation)
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- London (General Delegation)
- Ukraine[5]
- Kiev (Embassy)
[edit] North America
- Canada
- Cuba
- Havana (Embassy)
- Mexico
- Mexico City (Special Delegation)[7]
- Nicaragua
- Managua (Embassy)
- United States
- Washington D.C. (PLO Office)
[edit] South America
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires (General Delegation)[8]
- Brazil
- Brasília (Special Delegation)
- Chile
- Santiago ("Embassy of the Representation")
- Colombia
- Bogotá (Special Mission)
[edit] Africa
- Algeria
- Algiers (Embassy)
- Egypt
- Cairo (Embassy)
- Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa (Embassy)
- Gabon
- Libreville (Embassy)
- Ghana
- Accra (Embassy)
- Guinea
- Conakry (Embassy)
- Guinea-Bissau
- Bissau (Embassy)
- Libya
- Tripoli (Embassy)
- Mali
- Bamako (Embassy)
- Mauritania
- Nouakchott (Embassy)
- Morocco
- Rabat (Embassy)
- Mozambique
- Maputo (Embassy)
- Nigeria
- Lagos (Embassy)
- Senegal
- Dakar (Embassy)
- South Africa
- Pretoria (Embassy)
- Sudan
- Khartoum (Embassy)
- Tanzania
- Dar es Salaam (Embassy)
- Tunisia
- Tunis (Embassy)
- Zimbabwe
- Harare (Embassy)
[edit] Middle East
- Bahrain
- Manama (Embassy)
- Iran[9]
- Tehran (Embassy)
- Iraq
- Baghdad (Embassy)
- Jordan
- Amman (Embassy)
- Kuwait
- Kuwait City (Embassy - status uncertain)
- Lebanon
- Beirut (PLO Office)
- Oman
- Muscat (Embassy)
- Qatar
- Doha (Embassy)
- Saudi Arabia
- Riyadh (Embassy)
- Syria
- Damascus (Embassy)
- Turkey
- Ankara (Embassy)
- United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi (Embassy)
- Yemen
- Sanaa (Embassy)
[edit] Asia
- Bangladesh
- Dhaka (Embassy)
- China[10]
- India
- New Delhi (Embassy)
- Indonesia
- Jakarta (Embassy)
- Kazakhstan
- Almaty (Embassy)
- North Korea
- Pyongyang (Embassy)
- Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur (Embassy)
- Pakistan
- Islamabad (Embassy)
- Philippines
- Manila (Consulate General)
- Sri Lanka
- Colombo (Embassy)
- Uzbekistan
- Tashkent (Embassy)
- Vietnam
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Multilateral Organisations
- Cairo (Permanent Mission to the Arab League)
- Geneva (Permanent Observer Mission to UN)[13]
- New York City (Permanent Observer Mission to UN)[14]
- Paris (Permanent Observer Mission to UNESCO)
- Vienna (Permanent Mission to UN bodies)
[edit] References
- ^ Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Cyprus. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ General Delegation of Palestine in Finland
- ^ General Delegation of Palestine in Ireland
- ^ General Delegation of Palestine in Switzerland
- ^ Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Ukraine. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ General Delegation of Palestine in Canada
- ^ Special Delegation of Palestine in Mexico (In Spanish)
- ^ [1]. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ Iran opens 1st 'embassy' in Palestinian territories
- ^ Chinese Embassy in Palestine
- ^ Chinese vice president mourns Arafat's death at Palestinian embassy
- ^ Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Vietnam. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
- ^ Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN Geneva
- ^ Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN New York
[edit] See also
- Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority
- Palestinian National Authority
- State of Palestine