Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja: Finland welcomes the agreement to form a Palestinian unity government

Press release 24/2007
9 February, 2007

Finland welcomes the agreement to form a Palestinian unity government. After a period filled with violence this development is an important demonstration of national unity.

It is essential for the European Union and the international community to engage immediately with the new government on the basis that it respects all agreements previously signed by the Palestine Liberation Organisation.