Russian-Palestinian intergovernmental commission to meet in Ramallah early March - ambassador

MOSCOW, January 19. /TASS/. The first meeting of the Russian-Palestinian intergovernmental commission on trade-economic cooperation will be held in Ramallah in early March, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said on Tuesday. "We had talks yesterday with the labour minister who agreed to lead a delegation comprising 20-25 people. The event will take place in Ramallah. Possibly, in the first week of March," the diplomat said. "The commission will discuss various issues, including economic development." "There are issues to be discussed in the spheres of ​​agriculture, medicine, information technology and other spheres," the ambassador said. According to him, "The first meeting of the commission in March has good prospects for to launching a new stage in the development of relations between Palestine and the Russian Federation." Read more