Signing of the Agreement and Protocol of the Relationship between the Palestinian Authority and the Ministry of International Labor
Dr. Samir Ghosheh accompanied by Mr. Yasir Arafat and Minister of Social Affairs, Intisar al-Wazir, during the signing of the agreement and protocol of the relationship with the International Labor Organization.
Following secret negotiations, the PLO and Israel sign a Declaration of Principles that ushers the start of further talks for interim arrangements during a five-year period and the determination of the final status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. While a Palestinian Authority with proto-state institutions is established, Israel drags interim talks to partial results and final negotiations to failure; it consolidates its overall control over the Palestinian territories, which is met by ongoing Palestinian popular resistance.