RAMALLAH, February 26, 11, 2025 (WAFA) – Water Authority Chairman Ziad Mimi stressed that Israel's continued systematic destruction in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank has inflicted heavy losses on the water and sanitation sector, which requires working according to rapid plans, including providing urgent interventions and cooperation with partner agencies and institutions.

This came during a meeting held in the city of Ramallah today with the French Consul General Nicolas Kassianides and other French and Palestinian key officials.

Al-Mimi briefed Kassianides on the current developments on the ground and their impact on the implementation of development projects.

The two parties discussed the developments in the work of the programs and projects funded by the French government in the water and sanitation sector in Palestine, and the steps included during the stages of their implementation, including the challenges, whether at the financial or technical level, and the steps required to be completed by both parties to move forward in implementing these projects.

Al-Mimi pointed out that in light of the current challenges, some projects have witnessed a number of obstacles that are being followed up and resolved by the Water Authority’s teams, in cooperation with partner agencies.

For his part, Kassianidas appreciated the practical steps that Minister Al-Mimi mentioned for the advanced stages of the projects, and what they included regarding the necessity of providing additional financial support for some stages in order to be able to complete the strategic projects.

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