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Energy Minister Calls for Settlement Mechanism for UNRWA Camp Bill Payments

Lebanon's Energy Minister Joe Seddi met with UNRWA Director Dorothy Claus, urging the establishment of a mechanism to ensure regular payment of electricity bills by Palestinian camps.

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Energy Minister Calls for Settlement Mechanism for UNRWA Camp Bill Payments
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Minister of Energy and Water Joe Seddi met with the Director of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Lebanon, Dorothy Claus, accompanied by the Head of the Agency's Legal Affairs Office, Julian Elderveld.

Seddi called for "finding a mechanism to ensure the regular settlement of future bills for Palestinian camps in favor of Electricite du Liban."

He also demanded that "the camps commit to settling the dues owed to the Electricity Establishment; otherwise, power will be cut off, as decided in the Board of Directors meeting."

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