EU hosts donor group meeting on Palestine

BRUSSELS, March 19 (KUNA) -- The annual spring meeting of the international donor coordination group in support of the Palestinian economy, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), will be held in Brussels tomorrow Tuesday.
The meeting is hosted by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, and presided by the Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide in her capacity as the Chair of the AHLC, noted an EU statement.
The AHLC has served since 1993 as a key policy-level coordination mechanism for financial assistance to the Palestinian people. The main purpose of the AHLC is to support preserving the vision of a negotiated two-state solution.
The AHLC will be preceded by the EU hosted pledging conference on the Gaza Central Desalination Plant Tuesday morning. (end) nk.mt