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| Abbas to accept Egyptian proposal in unity talks |
| 2009-07-12 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas says he is willing to accept any Egyptian proposal on the reconciliation process going on between Palestinian factions. Abbas said that Fatah's negotiators in the Palestinian unity talks have been instructed to accept any Egyptian proposal that 'would end the siege on the Palestinian people', the Egyptian magazine October reported on Saturday. "Egypt is the only country that knows how to deal with the Arab-Israeli conflict," said Abbas, adding that he would not accept any other country as a mediator. Cairo is currently playing a mediatory role in both the Israeli-Palestinian and inter-Palestinian talks. The differences between the Islamic Hamas movement and Fatah reached their peak in June 2007 when Hamas took over the Gaza Strip to 'foil an attempted coup by some Fatah elements'. Abbas, in response, dismissed the Hamas government headed by Ismail Haniya who came to power after winning the elections in 2006. The two sides are now making efforts to set aside their differences and form a unity government. |
| Posted by:Fred |