COGTA Minister hosts his Palestinian counterpart
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Lechesa Tsenoli will host his counterpart, the Minister for Local Government in the State of Palestine, Saed AlKoni and his delegation of senior official from 16 to 22 February 2014.
This visit is part of the strengthening of relations between the State of Palestine and the Republic of South Africa, after a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the respective Ministries in July 2013.
The MOU provides a framework for cooperation between the two countries in the fields of local governance and municipal development and is currently being implemented.
The MoU provides for cooperation in the following broad areas:
- Legal framework of local governance;
- Municipal finances and intergovernmental fiscal relations;
- Urban and strategic development planning;
- Amalgamation and restructuring of local government units;
- Intergovernmental alignment, coordination, and harmonisation;
- Community participation in local government;
- Municipal engineering and planning; and
- Municipal elections.
The cooperation is based on the needs, interests and potential of both parties, and to set the foundation for launching an exchange and cooperation programme between the State of Palestine and the Republic of South Africa.
During the visit, Al-Koni will continue to take forward the partnerships already forged, including the signing of further MOUs between South African organisations and their Palestinian counterparts.
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