 Yemen is planning to host talks between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Mishal, a political leader of the Hamas movement on negotiations with Israel, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said yesterday. "We expect Mahmoud Abbas to arrive here in the coming weeks with Khaled Mishal of Hamas to bringing closer the viewpoints of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority," Saleh said.
| Khaled is the head of Hamas' politburo, holding the same position Rantissi held. He won't set foot in Paleostine for fear of getting helizapped. |
Saleh made the remarks during talks with the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who concluded a two-day visit to Yemen yesterday. The Yemeni leader expressed support to Abbas in his efforts to bring together the Palestinian factions to bring about a truce and a cease-fire with Israel. "We support the Palestinian-Palestinian dialogue and moves to engage Israel in dialogue by all the Palestinian factions, including Hamas, Jihad, the People's Front, and the Democratic Front," Saleh said. He also voiced hope that the international community could push for "the establishment of a Palestinian state on Palestinian territories with Jerusalem as its capital." |