Mishaal and Abbas announce the start of a ”real" Palestinian partnership

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Khaled Mishaal, head of the political bureau of Hamas, and Mahmoud Abbas, the PA President announced on Thursday afternoon the start of a “new Palestinian partnership” to turn over the page of discord. They also said, in a statement to journalists, that they will work to implement the reconciliation agreementThe two leaders discussed ways to implement the reconciliation agreement reached seven months ago during their meeting which ended at noon Thursday.Khaled Mishaal said, in a terse statement to journalists after the meeting, that the page of discord has been turned, "I would like to assure our people and Umma, that we have opened a new page of real partnership in everything relating to the Palestinian house.”For his part, Mahmoud Abbas said: “We have absolutely no disagreements now and we agreed to work as partners and with the same responsibility.”The two sides agreed to end the file of political detention within days, this was agreed during the meeting between representatives of Fatah and Hamas, as the two delegations joined the wider meeting in the presence of Mishaal and Abbas.The two leaders discussed strategies to get out of the present crisis that the Palestinian issue is going through, especially as negotiations failed. They also agreed  a meeting on 22 December for the leadership framework of the PLO (leaders of Palestinian factions). They also agreed on holding legislative and presidential elections next May.Source that participated in the meetings told PIC that the meeting was a prelude to more meetings between the two movements to pave the way for forming a transitional government that will prepare for elections, rebuild the Gaza Strip, reinforce social harmony and unify the PA institutes.They also discussed the future of the PA, the situation in Jerusalem, the PLO and its activation, the rebuilding of the Palestinian National Council as well as the lull and popular resistance./129