Palestinian Delegation Meets with Prime Minister

After arriving in Belize on Tuesday, a Palestinian delegation met with Prime Minister John Briceño today. Leading the three-member team is Mohamed Salam, the Commissioner of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and Coordinator of the Anti-Apartheid Department. The delegation was invited by Nancy Marin, the Leader of the Belize People’s Front, who has Palestinian roots herself. She filled us in on their meeting with the PM and shared details about the rest of their visit.

 

On the Phone: Nancy Marin, Leader, Belize People’s Front

“There were several requests made, of course, and we make requests to the PM as we will to the public. Some of it is with the boycott of products, of things that we would like the public to stop buying products from Israel, because it’s what fuels the war and other things. It will have to be up to the Prime Minister to disclose, but I can tell you that because this is one that we’re going to be asking the Belizean public as well. The PM of course, could not commit to anything. His support is committed to the Palestinians as we all know, in the international course they have. They agreed that they would be speaking for Palestine. It would be – and as they have been doing, but as far as other requests that was made, the PM would have to consult with Cabinet with the House of Representatives as the process is, so he couldn’t commit to anything and we were not expecting him to. Mostly it was a cordial visit that we just wanted to meet, establish communication and that kind of thing. So, no, no commitments have been made. Today, of course, we met with Prime Minister Musa and his family along with Minister Musa and then we just finished a meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow.”

 

Marion Ali

“What are all these meetings designed at achieving?”

 

On the Phone: Nancy Marin

“We’re trying to establish support, exchange of ideas. I’m thanking them because when Prime Minister Barrow was in office, he did voice support for Palestine as he reconfirmed with us today in support for Palestine. Of course, Prime Minister Musa and his family are Palestinians and have been very vocal about their support for Palestine. So the entire visit was designed to be a familiarization visit of Belize and all our officials and so that Mr. Mohammed can get to know our people, our culture, and establish communications with people in authority.”

 

Israeli has sent a note to the U.S requesting to extend the date for the ceasefire.