RAMALLAH, Thursday, September 05, 2019 (WAFA) – Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh met today with the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, in Ramallah and discussed with him the government’s plans and measures for gradual disengagement from the Israeli occupation.

Shtayyeh informed Mladenov that these plans and measures include the termination of medical referrals to Israeli hospitals and the reinforcement of domestic products.

The prime minister also briefed the UN official on the cluster-based development strategy recently adopted by the government, aimed at creating balanced economic development based on the geographical advantages of each of the Palestinian governorates.

During the meeting, Shtayyeh called upon the European Union to recognize the State of Palestine as a precautionary measure against any future attempts by Israel to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

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