EU officials announced assistance to the Palestinians
Xinhua Ramallah, July 17 (Xinhua Zhao Yue Yang Yuanyuan) European Union Foreign and Security Policy High Representative Paddy Ashdown on the 17th here, announced the founding of the European Union plans to support the Palestinian government, for which the EU will Pakistan side to provide 40 million euros of financial assistance, and will continue this fall to explore the amount of additional assistance.
Ashton, 17, visited the West Bank city of Ramallah with the Palestinian transitional government held talks with Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. She held a press conference after the talks stressed that the EU will continue to financially support the Palestine National Authority and the Government to achieve the founding objectives; At the same time, the EU will also support social development in the Gaza Strip.
On the Gaza issue, Ashton has decided to relax the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, welcomed the hope that more goods and people freely in the West Bank and Gaza Strip between the contacts. She said: "The lifting of the blockade, to promote economic development to restore normal life in the Gaza Strip, has very important significance."
It is understood that Ashton will be the 18th visit to the Gaza Strip to meet with the local United Nations officials Instead of discussing the people of Gaza through the United Nations to provide assistance to the program.
Fayyad called on Israel to fully lift the blockade, allowing all goods entering the Gaza Strip. He called on Israel to adopt new policies to ensure the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the security of cargo between the established distribution channels.
2007 年 6 months, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) by force from the National Liberation Movement (Fatah) wrested control of the Gaza Strip after Israel imposed a tight blockade began .
