UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov said on Tuesday that strenuous efforts are underway with various parties to find a solution to the power crisis in Gaza.
Speaking at a joint press conference with the Qatari ambassador to Gaza Mohammed al-Emadi Mladenov expressed his pleasure to work with Qatar stressing the need to work to stop the serious deterioration in the living conditions of the Gazan people.
Mladenov added that Gaza needs full support by all parties especially Egypt welcoming the Egyptian fuel supplied recently to Gaza’s sole power plant and affirming however that this action alone is not enough.
He warned that Gaza might be uninhabitable by 2020 if the situation remains as it is.
For his part ambassador Emadi said that despite the crisis in Qatar it will continue to support the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.
He pointed out that Qatar will launch new projects in Gaza and continue the ones which are already underway.
On the sidelines of the conference Emadi signed contracts for new Qatari-funded projects in Gaza including the construction of 8 residential buildings.
