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US transfers $75 million to PA
[Ma'an] The US announced the transfer of 75 million dollars in budget support to the Palestinian Authority on Monday.Caretaker Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, US Consul General Daniel Rubinstein, USAID West Bank/Gaza Mission Director Howard Sumka and Director General for External Relations at the PA Ministry of Finance Mazen Jadallah made the announcement during a ceremony at the Council of Ministers in Ramallah. Rubenstein said the donation was part of US support for Fayyad's plan to build the institutions of a state within two years. "The president and prime minister have our strong support in fulfilling the goals and priorities of this program, which we see as integral to US efforts to help achieve a two-state solution and comprehensive peace in the region," he said, according to a statement. The donation is a 50% advance on the US overall pledged budget support to the Palestinian Authority over the coming year. With this transfer, the US will have provided more than 575 million dollars in direct budget support to the PA. The US claims the moniker of the largest single donor to the PA, although the European Union's 22 states' combined contributions are larger. Posted by: Fred 2009-12-15 |
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