7 March 2006 Norway transfered USD 10 million (NOK 67 million) to an international joint aid package to finance the salaries of Palestinian Authority employees. The Norwegian funds allocated to pay teachers’ salaries for February and March.
27/04/2006 :: The Norwegian allocation was intended as financial emergency relief in a situation where the Palestinian interim government has an acute need for assistance in paying salaries,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “More than one million Palestinians are directly dependent on this income.”
“Our contribution is a response to a request from Quartet envoy James Wolfensohn, said the Foreign Minister. “The EU, Russia and Saudi Arabia are also contributing funds to this joint aid package.”