(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - In a statement issued by Hamas, Ezzat Al Rasheq said the meeting would follow up on several issues under the terms of a reconciliation deal signed by the two groups last month.
“The next meeting between Hamas and Fatah will be next Tuesday, June 14,” Rasheq said. “The meeting... will focus on the make-up of the Palestinian government, the issue of political prisoners and the implementation of the reconciliation agreement on the ground.”
The unity deal signed by the two parties calls for the formation of a transitional government of independents to lay the groundwork for legislative and presidential elections in a year’s time.
Senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath last month said he expected the final make-up of the government to be agreed by June 6, but no announcements on the line-up have yet been made.
The two sides are reportedly still in negotiations over who will take the prime minister position, with Fatah favouring Abbas-installed premioer Salam Fayyad. From its side, Hamas rejected Fayyad strongly.
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