RAMALLAH, December 31, 2009 (WAFA)- Prime Minister Salam Fayyad signed, yesterday, a financial agreement of an amount of €2,000,519 with the Finnish Government represented by Deputy Representative to the Palestinian Authority Outi Saarikoski.
The fund is to be provided through the European -Palestinian assistance mechanism, PEGASE is for the payment of salaries to the Palestinian Authority civilian workers and Pensioners.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stressed the significance of such financial agreements, and its importance in helping the Palestinians to overcome the obstacles they face and attain their needs. It also provides help in the development process.
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad thanked the Finnish Government for its continuous support provided to the Palestinian people and their government. He also thanked it for its solidarity with the Palestinian right to end the occupation and attain freedom by building their state on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Finnish Government’s financial support throughout the years 1994-2007 reached up to $45 million, which was directed to support the educational, the health and the infrastructure sectors, along with some humanitarian aid and budge support.
It is worth mentioning that the Finnish government pledged paying around $20 million as part of their support to the Palestinian Authority during the Paris donor conference.
