{"id":209853,"date":"2013-03-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=209853"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:50:18","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:50:18","slug":"auto-insert-209853","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-209853\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting (Brussels, March 2013) – Norwegian FM’s opening address – Norwegian Foreign Ministry press releaseNon-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: <\/span>Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Opening address at the meeting of the AHLC<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Brussels, 19 March 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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It is a pleasure for me to welcome you to this annual spring meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in Brussels, which comes at a time of tension and uncertainty in the Middle East. <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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I would like to thank High Representative Ashton for hosting this meeting here at the EU. I would also like to extend a special welcome to Prime Minister Fayyad and the head of the Israeli delegation.<\/p><\/div>\n

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As we approach the 20th anniversary of the AHLC, we need to take a critical look at what we have achieved and what remains to be done. Let us remember the very reason for our common enterprise. That is to prepare the ground for an independent, democratic Palestine, living in peace and security with Israel in a way that allows both states to prosper and realise their national ambitions.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Our model is based on tripartite cooperation between donors, the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel:<\/p><\/div>\n