Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (Rear) addresses the first cabinet meeting of the newly-formed Palestinian government in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 2, 2024. The newly-formed Palestinian government, headed by Mohammad Mustafa, held its first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office here in the central West Bank. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The newly-formed Palestinian government, headed by Mohammad Mustafa, held its first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office here in the central West Bank.
During the meeting, Mustafa said that his government's current priorities include "alleviating the suffering of the residents of the Gaza Strip, achieving financial stability, and implementing a program to reform and develop the performance of institutions."
Mustafa added that his government has been making efforts to call on the international community to allow for immediate entry of humanitarian relief to Gaza, to achieve a ceasefire, and to start reconstruction.
"In recognition of this importance, the ministerial formation includes a minister of state for relief affairs, who will lead the government's efforts with the aim of organizing emergency and immediate relief operations with all national, regional, and international bodies and forming the largest coalition of international institutions and supporting bodies," he said.
Mustafa's government on Sunday took the oath in the West Bank.
The new government consists of 23 ministerial portfolios, including at least six ministers from the Gaza Strip, and Prime Minister Mustafa also serves as the foreign minister.
On March 14, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tasked Mustafa, the head of the Palestine Investment Fund and a longtime economic advisor to Abbas, to form the 19th government, according to the official news agency WAFA. ■
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (1st L) addresses the first cabinet meeting of the newly-formed Palestinian government in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 2, 2024. The newly-formed Palestinian government, headed by Mohammad Mustafa, held its first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office here in the central West Bank. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa addresses the first cabinet meeting of the newly-formed Palestinian government in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 2, 2024. The newly-formed Palestinian government, headed by Mohammad Mustafa, held its first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office here in the central West Bank. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa attends the first cabinet meeting of the newly-formed Palestinian government in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on April 2, 2024. The newly-formed Palestinian government, headed by Mohammad Mustafa, held its first cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office here in the central West Bank. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
