Palestinians must make 'more gestures' before aid resumes: France

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2007

PARIS (AFP) — The Palestinian government must make "more gestures," including freeing a French-Israeli soldier captured in the Gaza Strip, before the international community can resume aid, France's foreign minister said Monday.

Philippe Douste-Blazy made his comments after meeting with his Palestinian counterpart Ziad Abu Amr, who is in Paris on the first visit to a European capital since a Palestinian unity cabinet was sworn in two weeks ago.

The international community froze aid and contacts with the Palestinian government in March 2006 when the hardline Islamist Hamas movement, which won democratic elections, took power and refused to recognize Israel.

"The international community must progressively begin a resumption of aid to the finance ministry of...

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