PLO, France to Jointly Repair Roof of Holy Sepulcher
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RAMALLAH, October 17, 2012 (WAFA) – The Palestine Liberation Organization
and France Wednesday signed an agreement to repair the roof of the Holy
Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City.

The 200,000 euors agreement was signed in the Muqata and in the presence of
President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian and French officials.

A presidential committee established on December 15, 2008 a special fund to
repair the roof of the Holy Sepulcher in cooperation with the three
Christian denominations that control the church – the Greek Orthodox, the
Custodian of the Holy Land, and the Armenian Orthodox church. The
Palestinian Authority contributed US$1 million to the fund and the private
sector contributed $450,000.

The French Consul General in Jerusalem, Frederic Desagneaux, who signed the
agreement on behalf of his government, praised efforts by the PA to preserve
Christian holy sites and heritage.

He said a special fund has been set up in France to collect donations from
various French institutions to repair the Holy Sepulcher.

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