Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said dialogue with other Palestinian political parties continued on Wednesday after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas officially nominated Hamas leader Isma'eel Haneya to form a cabinet.

Salah al-Bardaweil, Hamas spokesman in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), told Xinhua that Hamas is determined to continue its dialogue with other parties until a large national unity coalition cabinet is formed.

"Hamas movement is very much interested in forming a national unity government in order to achieve the principle of political partnership. We hope that Fatah leader would accept joining such a cabinet," said al-Bardaweil.

However, al-Bardaweil said the only party that Hamas has not met with yet is Fatah movement, adding that a meeting with Fatah's leaders is expected to be held either Wednesday evening or Thursday to discuss the formation of the new Palestinian cabinet.

On Tuesday, after meeting with President Abbas, Haneya expressed willingness to form a national unity government with the participation of all parties including Fatah movement.

"We would head to have a dialogue with our brothers in Fatah with open minds. We hope that we would finally be able to form a cabinet that gains the trust of the parliament and the trust of our people," said Haneya.

Hamas has formed a committee for parliamentary dialogue with political parties, which has held a series of meetings with other political groups in Gaza during the past two days.

So far, the committee has talked with leaders of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Islamic Jihad (Holy War) and Mustafa Barghouti, an independent campaigner in the Jan. 25 legislative elections.

Leaders of the left-wing parties, mainly the PFLP and the DFLP, agreed to join the new cabinet while the Islamic Jihad said no.

Source: Xinhua