Demonstrators attend a rally demanding national unity in Bethlehem.
(MaanImages/Haitham Othman, File)
(MaanImages/Haitham Othman, File)
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) -- The Palestinian Authority ambassador to Cairo said Friday that Egyptian officials were considering a visit to the Palestinian territories in order to boost reconciliation talks.
Yasser Othman told Ma'an that Egypt was pushing forward efforts to implement unity between Hamas and Fatah and closely following the work of the Palestinian reconciliation committee.
The ambassador said obstacles to political reconciliation were to be expected given the years of division, but Egypt would continue to support the work of the reconciliation committee.
A date is yet to be confirmed by Egyptian officials, who have played an active role in the reconciliation.
Reconciliation committee head Rabah Mhannah said Wednesday that the group had finalized all administrative preparations and would begin work immediately.
The cross-party committee is tasked with hammering out a number of tenets of the unity deal signed in May, including the release of political prisoners, the reopening of closed institutions, travel bans and freedom of political expression.
The West Bank and Gaza Strip have been ruled under rival administrations since 2007 when Hamas took control of Gaza after winning elections a year earlier. The reconciliation agreement signed in May has yet to produce a unity government.
Yasser Othman told Ma'an that Egypt was pushing forward efforts to implement unity between Hamas and Fatah and closely following the work of the Palestinian reconciliation committee.
The ambassador said obstacles to political reconciliation were to be expected given the years of division, but Egypt would continue to support the work of the reconciliation committee.
A date is yet to be confirmed by Egyptian officials, who have played an active role in the reconciliation.
Reconciliation committee head Rabah Mhannah said Wednesday that the group had finalized all administrative preparations and would begin work immediately.
The cross-party committee is tasked with hammering out a number of tenets of the unity deal signed in May, including the release of political prisoners, the reopening of closed institutions, travel bans and freedom of political expression.
The West Bank and Gaza Strip have been ruled under rival administrations since 2007 when Hamas took control of Gaza after winning elections a year earlier. The reconciliation agreement signed in May has yet to produce a unity government.
Maan News Agency
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