- Diplomatic missions of Palestine
On 15 November 1988, the
Palestinian National Council of thePalestine Liberation Organization , sitting in Algiers, adopted thePalestinian Declaration of Independence , unilaterally proclaiming theState of Palestine within the formerBritish 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 thePalestinian National Authority (PNA), which was established in 1994 by theOslo 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.
List of diplomatic missions
Europe
*Flag|Albania
**Tirana (Embassy)
*Flag|Austria
**Vienna (General delegation)
*Flag|Belgium
**Brussels (General Delegation)
*Flag|Bulgaria
**Sofia (Embassy)
*Flag|Cyprus
**Nicosia (Embassy) [ [http://www02.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa.nsf/FPBilatrelationsCountries?OpenForm Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs] . Government of Cyprus. Retrieved March 20, 2007.]
*Flag|Czech Republic
**Prague (Embassy)
*Flag|Denmark
**Copenhagen (General Delegation)
*Flag|Finland
**Helsinki (General Delegation) [ [http://www.palestinegd.fi/ General Delegation of Palestine in Finland] ]
*Flag|France
**Paris (General Delegation)
*Flag|Germany
**Berlin (General Delegation)
*Flag|Greece
**Athens (Diplomatic Representation)
*Flag|Hungary
**Budapest (Embassy)
*Flag|Ireland
**Dublin (General Delegation) [ [http://gdp.ie/ General Delegation of Palestine in Ireland] ]
*Flag|Italy
**Rome (General Delegation)
*Flag|Netherlands
**The Hague (General Delegation)
*Flag|Norway
**Oslo (General Delegation)
*Flag|Poland
**Warsaw (Embassy)
*Flag|Portugal
**Lisbon (General Delegation)
*Flag|Romania
**Bucharest (Embassy)
*Flag|Russia
**Moscow (Embassy)
*Flag|Serbia
**Belgrade (Embassy)
*Flag|Spain
**Madrid (General Delegation)
*Flag|Sweden
**Stockholm (General Delegation)
*Flag|Switzerland
**Bern (General Delegation) [ [http://gdpal.tripod.com/ General Delegation of Palestine in Switzerland] ]
*Flag|United Kingdom
**London (General Delegation)
*Flag|Ukraine [ [http://www.mfa.gov.ua/mfa/ua/publication/content/1757.htm Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs] Government of Ukraine. Retrieved March 20, 2007.]
**Kiev (Embassy)North America
*Flag|Canada
**Ottawa (General Delegation) [ [http://www.cyberus.ca/~baker/gdpc.htm General Delegation of Palestine in Canada] ]
*Flag|Cuba
**Havana (Embassy)
*Flag|Mexico
**Mexico City (Special Delegation) [ [http://www.palestina.com.mx/ Special Delegation of Palestine in Mexico] (In Spanish)]
*Flag|Nicaragua
**Managua (Embassy)
*Flag|United States
**Washington D.C. (PLO Office)outh America
*Flag|Argentina
**Buenos Aires (General Delegation) [ [http://www.palestina.int.ar/] . Retrieved March 20, 2007.]
*Flag|Brazil
**Brasília (Special Delegation)
*Flag|Chile
**Santiago ("Embassy of the Representation")
*Flag|Colombia
**Bogotá (Special Mission)Africa
*Flag|Algeria
**Algiers (Embassy)
*Flag|Egypt
**Cairo (Embassy)
*Flag|Ethiopia
**Addis Ababa (Embassy)
*Flag|Gabon
**Libreville (Embassy)
*Flag|Ghana
**Accra (Embassy)
*Flag|Guinea
**Conakry (Embassy)
*Flag|Guinea-Bissau
**Bissau (Embassy)
*Flag|Libya
**Tripoli (Embassy)
*Flag|Mali
**Bamako (Embassy)
*Flag|Mauritania
**Nouakchott (Embassy)
*Flag|Morocco
**Rabat (Embassy)
*Flag|Mozambique
**Maputo (Embassy)
*Flag|Nigeria
**Lagos (Embassy)
*Flag|Senegal
**Dakar (Embassy)
*Flag|South Africa
**Pretoria (Embassy)
*Flag|Sudan
**Khartoum (Embassy)
*Flag|Tanzania
**Dar es Salaam (Embassy)
*Flag|Tunisia
**Tunis (Embassy)
*Flag|Zimbabwe
**Harare (Embassy)Middle East
*Flag|Bahrain
**Manama (Embassy)
*Flag|Iran [ [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49119 Iran opens 1st 'embassy' in Palestinian territories] ]
**Tehran (Embassy)
*Flag|Iraq
**Baghdad (Embassy)
*Flag|Jordan
**Amman (Embassy)
*Flag|Kuwait
**Kuwait City (Embassy - status uncertain)
*Flag|Lebanon
**Beirut (PLO Office)
*Flag|Oman
**Muscat (Embassy)
*Flag|Qatar
**Doha (Embassy)
*Flag|Saudi Arabia
**Riyadh (Embassy)
*Flag|Syria
**Damascus (Embassy)
*Flag|Turkey
**Ankara (Embassy)
*Flag|United Arab Emirates
**Abu Dhabi (Embassy)
*Flag|Yemen
**Sanaa (Embassy)Asia
*Flag|Bangladesh
**Dhaka (Embassy)
*Flag|China [ [http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2490/2492/t14417.htm Chinese Embassy in Palestine] ]
**Beijing (Embassy) [ [http://english.people.com.cn/200411/12/eng20041112_163645.html Chinese vice president mourns Arafat's death at Palestinian embassy] ]
*Flag|India
**New Delhi (Embassy)
*Flag|Indonesia
**Jakarta (Embassy)
*Flag|Kazakhstan
**Almaty (Embassy)
*Flag|North Korea
**Pyongyang (Embassy)
*Flag|Malaysia
**Kuala Lumpur (Embassy)
*Flag|Pakistan
**Islamabad (Embassy)
*Flag|Philippines
**Manila (Consulate General)
*Flag|Sri Lanka
**Colombo (Embassy)
*Flag|Uzbekistan
**Tashkent (Embassy)
*Flag|Vietnam
**Hanoi (Embassy) [ [http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/bng_vietnam/dscqdd/dt041206142716/view Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs] . Government of Vietnam. Retrieved March 20, 2007.]Oceania
*Flag|Australia
**Canberra (General Delegation)Multilateral Organisations
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Cairo (Permanent Mission to theArab League )
*Geneva (Permanent Observer Mission to UN) [ [http://www.unog.ch/unog/website/missions.nsf/(httpPermanentMissions_en)/63147C9EE23F866AC1256F410045202C?OpenDocument&unid= Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN Geneva] ]
*New York City (Permanent Observer Mission to UN) [ [http://www.un.int/palestine/ Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN New York] ]
*Paris (Permanent Observer Mission to UNESCO)
*Vienna (Permanent Mission to UN bodies)References
ee also
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Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority External links
* [http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/palestine.htm Embassy World: Embassies of Palestine]
* [http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-of/Palestine Palestinian Embassies Abroad]
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