Ruhsar Pekcan
Turkey attaches great importance to the economic development of Palestine, Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said on Wednesday.
"We support the industrial zone which will be built in Jenin, and we invite Turkish and Palestinian businesspeople to invest in the Jenin Industrial Free Zone," Pekcan told reporters after a meeting of the Turkey-Palestine Economic Cooperation Council in the capital Ankara.
She said that the meetings of the cooperation council would improve economic relations between the two countries.
An Israeli court on Wednesday rejected an appeal against the eviction of the Palestinian Bedouin hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar in east Jerusalem, a Palestinian official said.“The Supreme Court ruling allows the eviction of residents and demolition of their structures within seven days,” Walid Assaf, the head of an anti-settlement commission affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), told Anadolu Agency.Assaf reiterated the rejection of the court verdict by residents of Khan Al-Ahmar hamlet and the Palestinian Authority.On July 5, Israeli bulldozers destroyed a number of tents and other structures in Khan al-Ahmar, triggering clashes with local residents.There are 46 Bedouin communities scattered across Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem inhabited by some 3,000 residents.Under the 1995 Oslo agreement between Israel and Palestine, the West Bank was divided into A, B and C zones.The administrative and security authority of area A was given to Palestine while the administration of area B was given to Palestine but its security to Israel, while in area C, both administration and security authority went to Israel.Khan al-Ahmar is located in area C.
Israeli court orders demolition of Bedouin hamlet
"After peace, the most important step for the region is to provide a developed and strong economic structure for our dynamic youth."
She noted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also attached great importance to Palestine's development.
Palestine National Economy Minister Abeer Odeh underlined that the meeting was important to strengthen the Palestinian economy.
"Turkish investors should come to Palestine to take advantage of the opportunities," she added.