A UN spokesman Farhan Haq has said, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will continue to work with the Trump administration despite differences. <br/><br/>After Washington announced it was pulling out of UNESCO, Guterres deeply regrets the decision and said UN interacts with the United States very productively on a range of issues through a range of organizations and will continue to do that. <br/><br/>US President Donald Trump announced it was quitting UNESCO, accusing the UN cultural and education body of anti-Israel bias after it designated in July the old city of Hebron as a Palestinian heritage site.<br/><br/>The president of the UN General Assembly, Miroslav Lajcak of Slovakia, separately said he was concerned that the US decision could have adverse impacts upon the important work of UNESCO.<br/><br/>A few hours after the US announcement, Israel declared that it was also withdrawing.
News On AIR | October 13, 2017 9:04 AM
UN Chief Guterres will continue to work with Trump administration despite differences: UN spokesman Haq