BILATERAL
RELATIONS BETWEEN GREECE AND OTHER COUNTRIES
IN
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SECTOR
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES
|
BILATERAL
RELATIONS BETWEEN GREECE AND OTHER COUNTRIES |
IN
AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL SECTOR |
MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES |
| 3. PALESTINE |
| Greece and Palestine have long and friendly relations. As far as the institutional framework is concerned, the Greek Government and the Palestinian Liberating Organisation (PLO) have signed an Agreement for Economic, and Technological Co-operation (Athens, 22.11.1999), which also provides for joint activities in the sectors of agriculture and agricultural industry. |
| In November 1999,
the Palestinian Minister of Agriculture visited Greece and the two sides signed a Memorandum for co-operation
in the sector of agriculture. This Memorandum provides a legal framework
for exchanging know-how on cultivating practices, organizing research programmes
and training seminars, boosting joint investments and mutual support in
international fora. |
| It should be mentioned
that prior to this Memorandum, the Greek Minister of Agriculture had visited
both Israel and Palestine in the occasion of the exhibition AGRITECH, in Haifa. Besides, the General
Secretary of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture had represented Greece in
the International Meeting for Agricultural Development of Palestine, in Hebron. |
| In practice, the Greek Ministry of Agriculture sent over to Palestine
in 1999 300 tonnes of raisin sultana, 300 tonnes of olives and provided 7 scholarships to
Palestinian students for postgraduate courses in Agriculture and Regional
Development. |
| In the biennium 2001-2002,
the Greek side implemented 2 training seminars in the Mediterranean Agronomic
Institute of Chania for experts from the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture, on issues such as: exploiting EU initiatives for development of the agricultural
sector, agribusiness management, Common Agricultural Policy, World Trade
Organisation and marketing of agricultural products. |