A senior official from Palestinian party Fatah arrived in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, ahead of reconciliation talks aimed at forming a unity government between the bitter rivals. The Palestine Liberation Organisation, which is dominated by president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah, signed a surprise reconciliation agreement in late April after years of political infighting and a seemingly unbridgeable split. \"I will meet over the next two days with Hamas leaders to discuss forming a government,\" senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed told AFP after he arrived in the besieged Strip through the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing. Under the terms of the April 23 deal, the two sides would work together to form an \"independent government\" of tech**crats, to be headed by Abbas, that would pave the way for long-delayed elections.
05-14-2014, 12:54 AM
Fatah delegate travels to Gaza for unity talks
A senior official from Palestinian party Fatah arrived in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, ahead of reconciliation talks aimed at forming a unity government between the bitter rivals. The Palestine Liberation Organisation, which is dominated by president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah, signed a surprise reconciliation agreement in late April after years of political infighting and a seemingly unbridgeable split. \"I will meet over the next two days with Hamas leaders to discuss forming a government,\" senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed told AFP after he arrived in the besieged Strip through the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing. Under the terms of the April 23 deal, the two sides would work together to form an \"independent government\" of tech**crats, to be headed by Abbas, that would pave the way for long-delayed elections.
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