Friday, December 19, 2008
Money spent for something called 'peace,' apparently: Palestinians got $1.7bln in aid last year: France
The international community has given 1.7 billion dollars (1.18 billion euros) in aid to the Palestinian Authority over the last year, the French foreign ministry said Wednesday.
That was 0.6 billion dollars more than was promised at a major donor conference held last December in Paris, spokesman Frederic Desagneaux said.
At that conference, donors promised to provide 7.4 billion dollars over three years, which was considerably more than the 5.6 billion dollars the Palestinians had requested.
The donors agreed to allocate 1.1 billion dollars in the first year.
"Such payments above the promises made are the concrete sign of the exceptional engagement of the international community," Desagneaux said.
The conference agreed a package of aid to stabilise the Palestinian economy and try to shore up the faltering peace process with Israel.
Palestinian leaders said the money was needed for direct support to the budget to help develop a viable economy and institutions for a future Palestinian state.
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