Media Advisory: Annual spring meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC)

06.05.2022
Brussels
EEAS Press Team

The annual spring meeting of the international donor coordination group in support of the Palestinian economy, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), will be held in Brussels on Tuesday, 10 May 2022
 
The meeting will be hosted by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and chaired by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt. 
 
The AHLC has served, since 1993, as a key policy-level coordination mechanism for financial assistance to the Palestinian people bringing together both parties, Israel and Palestine, and the donor community. Its main purpose is to support the vision of a negotiated two-state solution by contributing to the development of the Palestinian economy. 
 
The AHLC meeting will take place from 17:00 to 19:00 in the Berlaymont building of the European Commission. 
•    16:45–17:00: Statements to the press by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt at the VIP corner, Berlaymont. 
•       17:00: Start of the meeting. Photo opportunity – tour de table (for registered photographers and cameramen only). 
 
Audiovisual coverage of the press statements and roundtable will be available on EbS. The Chair’s summary will be published on the EEAS website after the meeting.
 
Journalists, photographers, cameramen not accredited to the EU institutions who wish to cover the press events need to register with Luca Dilda and Margot Raskine by 6 May 2022 16:00 CET and provide the following information: full name, ID/Passport number and expiry date, media, email address. Considering the space and security restrictions, requests sent after that deadline cannot be taken into account.

Peter Stano
Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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Lauranne Devillé
Press Officer for Foreign Affairs and Security
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