PALESTINIAN FACTIONS PUSH FOR FORMING FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE

gaza.jpg" alt="Photo : PIC" width="366" height="226" /> The Palestinian national and Islamic factions agreed at the conclusion of a meeting held in Gaza on the formation of a national committee. (Photo : PIC)

Gaza, 21 Rabi’ul Awwal 1436/12 January 2015 (MINA) – The Palestinian national and Islamic factions agreed at the conclusion of a meeting held in Gaza Sunday on the formation of a national committee to follow up the accurate implementation of the reconciliation deal.

The conveners called for the need to reconsider the mechanisms of national decision-making and to form a follow-up committee to boost up the internal reconciliation agreement signed between Hamas and Fatah, a joint statement issued at the end of the meeting read, The Palestinian Information Center quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

The Palestinian factions met, at the request of Hamas, to discuss the repercussions of a recent statement issued by the consensus government and dubbed a coup on reconciliation. Representatives of the Fatah faction did not attend the meeting.

The groups voiced serious concern over the political challenges lying ahead of the Palestinian cause and appealed for the adoption of partnership and cooperation to work out any imminent crisis.

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The meeting warned of the perils laid by the blockade policies and the delay in the rebuilding process, calling for the need to press ahead with reconstruction and to reconsider such stumbling blocks as the Serry plan.

The statement called on the unity government to assume its allotted responsibilities in following up and preparing for calling the upcoming Palestinian elections.

The conveners condemned the latest bombings and attacks targeting public institutions and facilities, urging the Palestinian security apparatuses to take their share in attempts to detect the real perpetrators and uphold peace in the region. (T/P007/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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