China funds Palestinian foreign ministry to build new office building

Ramallah, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, Sun 05 Oct 2008, 08:52 GMT
China, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and UN Development Program (UNDP) signed an agreement Saturday to construct the Palestinian Foreign Ministry's new office building. PNA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas attended the ceremony held in the West Bank city of Ramallah, and laid a corner stone for the new building which will be located in the western part of the city. In his speech, Abbas said that this project "is a symbol of the persistence and dedication we promised two years ago to the development of the Palestinian people." Yang Weiguo, head of the Office of China in Palestinian territories, said the project is just part of China's program to support the development of the Palestinian territories, and it proves the friendship between the Palestinian and Chinese people. The new office building, which is expected to be completed by the year of 2010, will provide more than 400 officials with daily office functions, meetings and conference facilities. Correspondent of Xinhua News Agency reported from Ramallah.


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