1 Palestine Investment Conference 2010 Closing Session Summary ...

hope that such participation will continue to represent all Palestinian groups, from exile, and from
all over the world.
I believe that this conference has been successful. This conference confirmed the impression that
was generated by the first conference. Each participant in the first conference came with second
expectations of our potential. This has been successful because it has mobilized participation. This
conference has exceeded the PFLP general conference. It did not limit itself to networking efforts
between people, but presented ready projects for investment. But most importantly the conference
was most successful to reconfirm the Arab identity of this place.
But how could this effort be this possible? Our conference is not about administrative and political
decisions. This is about volunteers, sponsors, workers; this conference was not only a conference
by the number of participants, but a conference by those who contributed. To you, we say thank
you very much because you raised the name of Palestine high and made us proud. You gave this
beautiful, romantic picture, this conference was creativity. We are going to learn a lot from the
details over time.
This conference could not have been successful without the hospitality of Bethlehem and its
generous people and it's all its generosity, and patience in light. Therefore I tell everyone to this
area, and to the governor, you have done a very good job in preparing the environment and helping
us in finding all the proper needs to receive these people. There were unknown comrades who
provided you discipline, security, safety. Palestinian security forces, I thank you for making this
conference something to be proud of.
Of course, there was not a slight possibility for this conference if it were not for the wise
instructions of the Higher Committee.
This conference is not an effort in partnership in relation to private and public sectors alone. It is a
distinguished effort by individual participation, private, public, and international who had the
leading role for this conference to achieve its desired objectives all of this would not have been
possible without the full sponsorship of Abbas and Fayyad.
The question now is what is next? First allow me Masri, of course we are proud of the northern
gathering, but the third Palestine Conference will focus on education and health. We will begin
work as of next month, and compiling several different projects so we are able to make it a
success.
Before I conclude how this conference could be successful without the presence.
I thank Palestine Promotion Agency, you deserve all our gratitude. Finally this conference was a
good opportunity to reiterate the challenges and defiance of the Palestinian people. The act before
a few days almost led us to cancel, but through the wise vision of the leaders and the number of
colleagues, we decided to proceed and move forward, because it reflects the real face of the
Palestinian people.
Thank you all for giving us the opportunity. And allow me to announce the end of this conference
and I hope to meet you in the last week of May 2011 in this same place in Bethlehem in the
convention center which also took the full burden over the past two days, and I thank this center,
and give you all the best wishes. Enjoy Palestine. We wish you a safe trip back home. And I
announce the closing of this conference.
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