Arafat makes changes in the Palestinian authority

The chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat has issued a decree in the framework of a "reform plan" approved already by the Palestinian authority in May according to which he appointed Amin Haddad as a governor for the Palestinian "al-Naqd ( monitory )" authority in succession of Fuad Hamdi Bseiso which occupied this post since 1994.

The decision also includes appointing a new board for the Palestinian "monetary" authority including 8 members, representing the ministry of finance, general audition, experts in monitory affairs and former ministers in the Palestinian authority and members in the legislative council as well as a consultant for the council. This was "in the context of the reform policy carried out by the Palestinian national authority, according to which all government's ministries and establishments will be restructured.