In presence of H.E Dr. Riad Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency, and H.E Majdi Saleh, Minister of Local Government and Secretary General of the General Union of Palestinian Engineers, PICA and GUPE sign today a strategic cooperation agreement.
The agreement aim at strengthening cooperation between both institutions in contributing to the UN Agenda 2030.The cooperation includes benefiting from palestinian expertise from the diaspora the fact that will enable the State of Palestine to become more visible and active on the international level.
H.E Dr. Riad Malki stressed the importance of transferring the expertise from the General Union to the countries of the South through the implementation of bilateral and triangular projects, which will contribute to the achievement of the common objectives, Dr. Malki added that exchanging knowledge with countries of the south by deploying palestinian experts in the fields of energy, electricity and infrastructure is one of PICA’s main pillars.
H.E Minister Majdi Saleh asserted that the State of Palestine has valuable human resources that are capable of providing full support in different situations. He also added that the Union is ready to support the programs of PICA and is wiling to provide the needed experience for PICA to be able to carry out its operations and achieve its main objectives.
The agreement will also contribute to building the capacities of Palestinian cadres and to provide them with additional expertise in various disciplines, in addition to opening horizons of labor for trained Palestinian personnel. The implementation of training programs and the participation in specialized workshops and panel discussions on topics related to engineering development is another component of the agreement which also included the implementation of pioneering development activities and projects in partnership with friendly countries, institutions, international bodies and specialized agencies providing innovative engineering solutions that serve the needs of the targeted countries by PICA in line with set plans.