Fatah, PLO to Discuss Convening of the Palestinian National Council l

The PLO meeting expected to convene on Saturday in the presence of President Mahmoud Abbas will discuss a number of issues, most notably the political situation and the convening of the PNC.

Ramallah, MINA – Fatah is expected to convene in Ramallah its Central Committee on Wednesday evening and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) its Executive Committee on Saturday to discuss the possibility of convening a new session for the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the PLO legislative body, WAFA reported, citing officials on Wednesday.

Dalal Salameh, member of Fatah Central Committee, told the official Voice of Palestine radio that the Central Committee is scheduled to convene later in the day to discuss several issues among them convening a PNC session, which is expected to be held in Ramallah possibly in September.

In addition, she said, the meeting will “hold an in-depth discussion of the recent political developments in light of the escalation by the occupation government against our people and their holy places as well as US bias toward Israel.”

Saleh Rafat, member of the PLO’s Executive Committee, also told the radio that the PLO meeting expected to convene on Saturday in the presence of President Mahmoud Abbas will discuss a number of issues, most notably the political situation and the convening of the PNC.

He expressed concern, however, that Israel may obstruct the convening of the National Council by not giving permission to its members in the Gaza Strip and the Diaspora to reach Ramallah for the meeting due to the suspension of security coordination.

Rafat also said he does not expect anything positive to come out from the US peace team, who are expected to visit the region at the end of this month.

“There was talk about a visit by a US delegation at the end of this month, but chances of the delegation presenting anything positive are slim because of the US administration’s bias towards Israel,” he said.   (T/RS5/RS!)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) .