Palestinian PM: Brussels meeting is ‘birth certificate’ for statehood

The Palestinian Authority has welcomed endorsement of a UN report on institution building as a ‘birth certificate’ for statehood amid Israeli concern over a potential unilateral declaration of independence. On 13 April 2011, The Ad-hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) on Palestine met in the EU capital. The organisation endorsed a UN report which says that in six key areas - rule of law, the economy, education, health, social protection and infrastructure - in the West Bank ‘government functions are now sufficient for a functioning government of a state.’

The AHLC is an international body comprising the EU, US, Israel, Canada, Norway, Russia, four Arab countries, the UN, the World Bank and the IMF.

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ESO: Background information: European involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-involvement-in-the-arab-israeli-conflict/

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