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The preparatory and
second workshops were held in order to prepare a seminar
with the aim of formulating a plan for the social and
economic development of Palestine, to which major
international institutions and Palestinian personalities
from inside and outside would be invited. The seminar
would be held in coordination with the Arab League and
aim at the establishment of a fund totaling $1bn to
generate $10m income annually for development and
reconstruction projects in Palestine. A steering
committee to implement the proposal was established, on
which Dr. Abdul Hadi represented PASSIA. The preparatory committee agreed on
the following eight topics to be discussed at the
seminar:
- Creation of a
Palestinian framework for development, through
unity of the inside and outside.
- The Arab framework
for development in Palestine.
- The centrality of
Jerusalem in the framework of development.
- Palestinian-Jordanian
economic ties.
- The role of
international donors and institutions.
- Obstacles to
development in Palestine.
- Opportunities,
strategies and mechanisms.
- The role of the Arab
League in supporting the Palestinian private
sector in construction and reconstruction of the
Palestinian economy.
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