EMADI ARRIVES IN GAZA TO DONATE $60 MILLION FOR RECONSTRUCTION

Photo: PIC

Gaza, 27 Dzulqa’dah 1436/11 September 2015 (MINA) – Head of Qatar’s National Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Ambassador Mohamed al-Emadi, arrived in the Gaza Strip via Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing on Thursday (10/9).

Ahmed Abu Ras, director of the committee’s technical bureau, stated that Emadi, who stopped over in Ramallah en route to Gaza, is scheduled to pay a two-week visit to Palestine, mostly in Gaza, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The Ambassador Emadi will sign new project contracts with a cost estimated at 60 million dollars.

Local sources revealed that Emadi held talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah in Ramallah about common issues and achievements of the Qatari National Committee in terms of the Qatari accomplished projects and those under construction.

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Other issues including latest developments on the implementation of the Qatari projects and the acceleration of the base of reconstruction were also brought to discussion.

The Issue of power crisis in the blockaded enclave would be discussed in Gaza, the sources pointed out.

In Ramallah’s meeting, Emadi acquainted Fatah leaders with the implementation process of some of the Qatari projects, most significant, the construction of homes of those completely damaged by a cost estimated at 50 million dollars.

In last June during his visit to Gaza, Qatari Ambassador signed several construction and infrastructure projects valued with a total of 32 million dollars.(T/P008/R04)

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Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)