The Swedish Government announced on Monday that it has adopted a new strategy for development assistance to the West Bank and Gaza.
According to the strategy, Palestinian priorities and the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan will serve as guidelines for Swedish development assistance, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The strategy has been adopted at a time when it is especially important that the rest of the world gives its full support to the parties and to a negotiation solution, the ministry added.
"Through the new strategy, Sweden is showing its support to Palestinian state-building and the ongoing peace process," Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson said in the statement.
Sweden is one of the largest EU donors of support to the Palestinians. In 2007, Swedish aid amounted to 617 million kronor (about 100 million U.S. dollars).
Source:Xinhua
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