Vatican City, 7 February 2014 (VIS) –
On 6 February 2014, the Bilateral Commission of the Holy See and the
State of Palestine, which is responsible for finalising the text of a
Global Agreement following on the Basic Agreement, signed on 15
February 2000, held a Plenary Session in Ramallah at the PLO
Headquarters to review and approve the work done at the level of the
joint technical group following the last Plenary Meeting held in the
Vatican on 26 September 2013.
The talks were chaired by Hanna Amireh,
member of Executive Committee of the PLO and head of the Presidential
Higher Committee for Church Affairs of the State of Palestine, and by
Archbishop Antoine Camilleri, under-secretary for Relations with
States of the Holy See.
The discussions took place in a cordial
and constructive atmosphere. Taking up the issues already examined at
the technical level, the Commission noted with great satisfaction the
progress achieved in drawing up the final draft of the text of the
Agreement, which deals with essential aspects of the life and
activity of the Catholic Church in Palestine. Both sides agreed to
continue in the efforts to complete the constitutional and internal
procedures in view of the signature of the Agreement.
The Palestinian side expressed its warm
welcome to Pope Francis in view of his upcoming visit to the Holy
Land.
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