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| Paleofficial denies Hamas, Fatah talks in Egypt |
| 2007-10-06 |
| Palestinian MP and former Foreign Minister Ziyad Aby Amr denied Friday reports claiming agreement between Hamas and Fateh to hold confidential talks in Cairo to end the current national stir. According to Middle East News Agency (MENA), Abu Amr said he kept very close contact with Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas, as well as Hamas' leaders within and outside Palestinian territories. He added that on Thursday he had contacted a number of telephone calls with figures from the two factions and Egyptian officials, noting that his contacts affirmed that there were no talks. He believed that Hamas-Fateh talks were quite unlikely at this time as both movements were unprepared to do such a thing, refusing the notion that the US had banned Abbas from holding any talks. All current efforts are mere initiatives to set the stage for talks, but Hamas and Fateh are not part of this process, he said. While urging Hamas to take the initial approach by approaching Fateh, he said talks would be more fruitful after the US-sponsored peace forum next November. He noted that Hamas' latest initiative was discussing matters to clarify committed mistakes. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |