Nassau: Bahamas has admitted Palestinian government on Wednesday.
The foreign ministry of Bahamas has said that the country supports Palestinians determining their political status and retaining its existence.
“The Government of The Bahamas believes that recognition of the State of Palestine strongly demonstrates The Bahamas’ commitment to the principles espoused in the Charter of the United Nations and to the right of self-determination of peoples as articulated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR),” the ministry said in a statement.
The Bahama foreign office also said that we supports two state solution of Palestine.
It is pertinent to mention here that Barbados and Jamaica also had announced admitting Palestine in April .
The number of countries which have recognized Palestine’s statehood at the UN level has increased recently, towards granting Palestine full membership at the UN.
Palestine was accepted as an observer state of the UN General Assembly in 2012, allowing its envoy to participate in debates and UN organizations but without a vote.
States are admitted to membership in the UN by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council, according to the UN Charter.
A Council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the permanent members — the US, Britain, France, Russia or China — to pass
