The United States Friday expressed "regret" at losing voting rights at Unesco, two years after Washington and Israel stopped funding the UN cultural body over Palestinian admission.

Congressional restrictions on US payment of Unesco dues were triggered when the Palestinians gained membership to the Paris-based body as a state in 2011.

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