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<p>Jerusalem Governor, Abudallah Siam, and the representative of the Jerusalem Electricity Company, held a meeting to discuss the repeated power outages in Qalandia Refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and to try to find a solution ongoing technical and financial issues.</p>
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<p>Siam stated that the meeting focused on the main issue at hand, in addition to the direct negative impacts inflicted on the residents, and their work, in the refugee camp.</p>
<p>He added that there is a great need to find fundamental solutions to the issue by addressing all financial and technical aspects that are causing these outages, and affecting the income and well-being on the residents.</p>
<p>Siam further stated that further meetings will be held in order to find a solution to the issue, and that stakeholders will be joining the meetings. </p>
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