Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The political advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates , Ambassador Ahmad Al-Deek, said today, Wednesday, that "the ministry is following with great interest the incident of a boat sinking off the Greek coast ."

Al-Deek added in a statement, "The initial information that arrived at the Palestinian embassy indicates the presence of Palestinian citizens on board."

Al-Deek indicated that the Palestinian embassy in Greece is following up this tragic case with the competent Greek authorities to obtain more official information on this issue.