India has assured Palestinians that it remained committed to their cause and would be 'very happy' to continue future cooperation in all areas desired by them.
WASHINGTON: India has assured Palestinians that it remained committed to their cause and would be 'very happy' to continue future cooperation in all areas desired by them.
The assurance came during a "most friendly" meeting Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal had with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here.
Sibal, leading the Indian delegation to a US-hosted international conference on Middle East, met Abbas on the sidelines of the Annapolis summit after Palestinians and Israelis reached agreement on a joint understanding, which launched a one-year long negotiating process between the parties on the "final status" issues.
"President Abbas expressed great satisfaction about the Indian delegation's participation at the conference. He shared with Sibal his assessment of the outcome of the conference and briefed him in detail about the procedures and working methods for conducting future negotiations," a statement issued by the Indian Embassy here said.
Abbas also expressed his deep appreciation to India for all the assistance that has been extended by it to the Palestine Authority so far, it said.
"Minister Sibal assured him that India would be very happy to continue this cooperation in future in all areas desired by Palestinian authorities," the statement added.
"In particular, he emphasised India's willingness to help in providing assistance in the field of police training and institution-building and human resource development."
The Palestinian leader said he was looking forward to India's participation in the Donors Meeting which would be convened in Paris in December 2007.
"The Minister stated India's continued commitment and support for the Palestinian cause," the statement said.
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