No: 19, 16 January 2021, Press Release Regarding the Presidential Decree on Holding of Elections in Palestine

Republic Of Türkiye Ministry Of Foreign Affairs 16.01.2021

We are pleased that President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a Presidential decree on legislative, presidential and National Council elections in Palestine.

We appreciate this progress made in the intra-Palestinian reconciliation process and the will to implement the agreement on elections reached during the negotiations that we hosted in Istanbul. With this decision, an important step is taken towards defending the Palestinian cause in a stronger way.

Turkey is ready to extend every support to Palestine for the successful holding of these elections.

Atatürk

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