Blair to announce job projects for Palestinians soon

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PARIS, Nov 18 (AFP): Special Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair said in an interview published Sunday that he hopes to announce within days projects to create jobs for tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Blair told France's Journal du Dimanche that the projects would represent tens of thousands of jobs for Palestinians who have faced widespread unemployment since Israel closed the border to most workers following the launch of the second intifada in 2000.
With an international meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict due to take place in Annapolis, in the US state of Maryland on November 27, the former British prime minister said the peace process is credible.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, who also took part in the interview, said he "shared the optimism, even if it is always risky to be optimistic."