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Abu-Ghazaleh "the Palestinian businessman does not care about himself only, but his constant obsession and concern is to alleviate the suffering of his people and to help them live a life with lesser difficulties until they return to their homeland - Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon


BEIRUT ----- 25 August 2011----- The Palestinian Lebanese Business Forum honored HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) in a special ceremony attended by different Palestinian and Lebanese sects and trends.

In addition to Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh, the Iftar held at Al Isteraha Restaurant in Beirut was attended by the Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Charge d'Affaires at the Embassy Mr. Ashraf Dabur, representative of the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" in Lebanon Mr. Ali Barakeh, representative of the "Islamic Jihad" in Lebanon Mr. Abu Imad Al-Rifai, Head of Al Fajr Trend " Tayyar Al-Fajr " Mr. Abdullah Alteryakyi and members of the Forum and its administrative council as well as a host of Lebanese and Palestinian officials, cultural, and economic personalities and media representatives.

President of the Forum Mr. Tariq Akkawi said: “We are working hard in the Palestinian Lebanese Business Forum to strengthen and develop the Lebanese-Palestinian economic relations, and we are striving to strengthen the Palestinian presence in its economic and developmental dimensions so as to ensure and affirm our people’s right to a decent living, and to help them conserve and protect their national identity and we do support their steadfastness and their right of return.”

Akkawi underlined the Forum’s achievements, highlighting its success in expanding its network of connections and its interaction with prominent figures, notable and major players on the political and economic arenas at the Lebanese and Palestinian popular level, so as to address the concerns and serve the interests of the Palestinian businessmen in particular and of the Palestinian people in general.

He also outlined the Forum’s success in developing and strengthening cooperation among the members of the Forum through inter-coordination of businesses, “Business Gatherings” which aim at finding common grounds among members of the Forum and the activation of trade exchange and access to joint ventures. The Forum will also support grants and scholarships and vocational training so as to properly qualify the Palestinian and Lebanese labor force.

From his part, the Palestinian Ambassador Dr. Abdullah commended the role played by the Forum and the importance of such a role in helping and supporting the Palestinian refugees, stressing the importance of this meeting, which – according to him - “combines our love of Palestine and our aspiration to build the future of our people on our Holy Land in our independent and sovereign state with its capital Jerusalem, God willing."

Dr. Abdullah emphasized that Abu-Ghazaleh "the Palestinian businessman does not care about himself only, but his constant obsession and concern is to alleviate the suffering of his people and to help them live a life with lesser difficulties until they return to their homeland, and this Forum does not in any way intend to isolate or separate the Palestinian from his/her true depth and roots, on the contrary, the Forum’s current structure is an evidence to this as it includes Lebanese and Palestinians businessmen, which reflects the depth of national loyalty in our gatherings, and reaffirms that we are determined to shape our future - not in the Diaspora- but through inter-connection with our people everywhere."

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