RECONCILIATION COMES TO THE SURFACE ONCE AGAIN
Haniya said in a brief news release that he had phoned Azzam al-Ahmad, Fatah official in charge of reconciliation file, and made arrangement for his visit, Al-Resalah quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
He has expressed keenness on continuation of Egyptian patronage of the Palestinian reconciliation process.
He appreciated the Egyptian role in this sphere during a telephone conversation with Egyptian intelligence officials on Monday, the Palestinian cabinet said in a statement.
It added that Haneyya briefed the intelligence officials on latest steps in the reconciliation process including a visit by a delegation sent by Mahmoud Abbas, PA chief, to Gaza next week.
Haneyya had earlier declared in a statement that progress would be achieved in the few coming days in the reconciliation process.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decided to send a delegation to Gaza to discuss the possibility of national reconciliation with Islamic Hamas movement which rules Gaza.
Mustafa al-Barghouti, head of the Palestinian National Initiative and one of the delegates, told Xinhua that the visit is meant to discuss concrete mechanisms to form national unity government and set a date to hold public elections.(T/P02/E01)
Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)
