RI donates $2m to Palestine

RI donates $2m to Palestine

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has donated US$2 million to help the
Palestinian Authority overcome its financial crisis.

The donation was presented by Indonesian Minister of Foreign
Affairs Ali Alatas to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in
Tehran Monday.

"This aid is very meaningful for our people's struggle and we
will use it as properly as possible," Arafat said as quoted by
Antara.

The ceremony took place at the Hafizieh building at the Saad
Abad Palace compound where Arafat was staying, a day ahead of the
three-day Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit which
began yesterday.

Monday's donation was part of the $5 million pledge Indonesia
made to the Palestinian people during the second International
Conference on Economic Aid for Palestine in Paris on Jan. 9,
1996. (mds)