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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/26/AR2010072602247.html
France Upgrades Diplomatic Ties with Palestinians
(AP-Washington Post) Jenny Barchfield - To try to spur international efforts toward creating a Palestinian state, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday the Palestinian diplomatic representation in France - which was called a "delegation" and headed by a "general delegate" - will henceforth be considered a "mission" headed by an "ambassador, chief of mission." Deputy Palestinian Foreign Minister Ibrahim Khreisheh said the PA has 58 full-fledged embassies in Arab, Islamic and African countries, as well as former socialist countries in Eastern Europe. He said 54 countries have set up representative offices in the Palestinian territories, including 22 EU members, 7 South American countries, as well as Japan, China, Sri Lanka and India.