Cypriot FM to attend Donors conference for the Palestinians

Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis leaves for Paris on Sunday to take part in a conference aimed at offering financial and other aid to the Palestinians.

The conference will be the largest international gathering of donors for the Palestinian Territories since a conference held in Paris in 1996.

The aim is to mobilise the donors, following the Annapolis conference, and to provide financial and political support to the Palestinian Authority. This support should enable the Palestinian Authority to develop the capacities to build a viable state.

France, the host country, will chair the conference.

An official statement said Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Development from around 60 countries will take part as well as 20 international organizations.

During the conference, Marcoullis will announce financial assistance by the Republic of Cyprus to the Palestinian Authority.