The foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) are conducted by the PLO which maintains a network of offices in foreign countries. The Palestinian National Authority was established in 1994 following the Oslo Accords and the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement. The Israeli government transferred certain powers and responsibilities of self-government to the PNA, which are in effect in parts of the West Bank, and used to be effective in the Gaza Strip before its takeover by Hamas. Foreign relations by the PNA are conducted by the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority, who since July 2007 has been Riyad Al-Maliki.
States maintain official relations with the PNA through offices in the Palestinian territories, and through the PLO that represents it abroad.
From 2011, the PNA's diplomatic efforts have been focussed on the so-called Palestine 194 campaign, aiming to gain membership for the State of Palestine in the United Nations. It seeks to effectively gain collective recognition for a Palestinian state based on the borders prior to the Six Day War, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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