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| Palestinian security officers to be trained in Egypt |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-09-14 20:56:49 |
CAIRO, Sept. 14
(Xinhuanet) -- As part of Egypt's programme to overhaul the Palestinian security
system, the first batch of Palestinian security officers will arrive to be
trained in Egypt, the official MENA news agency reported here
Tuesday.
Palestinian Interior Minister Hakam Balawi told
MENA that Egypt has launched the intensive programme and will help rebuild the
Palestinian security bodies through training security officers.
No less than 45 top Palestinian security officers are
scheduled to arrive in Cairo Saturday to attend an Egyptian-organized intensive
high-level training course that is due to last from six to ten weeks, Balawi was
quoted as saying.
Egypt will also help define the tasks and
jurisdiction of the different Palestinian security apparatuses and coordinate
work among them, he added.
On Sunday, Jibril Rajoub, the
security aide to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, noted that a Palestinian
security delegation has been meeting with their Egyptian counterparts,
discussing the security arrangements after the Israeli pullout from
Gaza.
The two sides will also discuss thee plans to train well-qualified Palestinian officers in Egyptian police academy, he added. Enditem |
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