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Germany, Palestinian Authority sign $117 million cooperation agreement

The donation will finance “sustainable economic development in [Palestine] over the next two years,” according to P.A. Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh.

Oliver Owcza (left), Berlin’s representative to Ramallah, with then-P.A. Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh. Source: PA Prime Minister's Office/X.
Oliver Owcza (left), Berlin’s representative to Ramallah, with then-P.A. Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh. Source: PA Prime Minister’s Office/X.

Germany and the Palestinian Authority have signed a 100 million euro ($117 million) cooperation agreement that will see German investment in areas under P.A. control.

The donation will ">finance “sustainable economic development in [Palestine] over the next two years,” according to P.A. Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh.

“We hope our friends in Germany, the European Union and the international community will help put pressure on Israel to allow elections to be held in all the Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem,” he added.

Germany’s representative to Ramallah Oliver Owcza praised the bilateral relations between his country and the Palestinians, reiterating German support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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