The Hamas-led Palestinian government said on Wednesday that no date has been set for the proposed meeting between Prime Minister Ismail Haneya and President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan.

Government spokesman Ghazi Hamad made the remarks while commenting on the Jordanian mediation efforts between Abbas and Haneya, who were said to be engaged in a power struggle.

Hamad denied news that King Abdullah II of Jordan insists that he invite Haneya and Abbas to come to Jordan to hear from the two sides.

Hamad hailed the Jordanian moves as "a promising beginning" to settle differences between the governing Palestinian party and Jordan.

The troubles began when Jordan accused Hamas of using its territories to smuggle weapons and target Jordanian vital sites.

But Hamad recognized that "the general trend was to create a sort of reconciliation and a vision to end the internal Palestinian crisis."

Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator and Abbas' aide, has also welcomed the Jordanian bids to defuse tension between the two Palestinian leaders.

The dispute between the two Palestinian rival sides has grown up after President Abbas earlier this month called for early parliamentary and presidential elections in a bid to end political crisis.

The crisis deepened when inter-Palestinian talks to form a unity government reached dead-end and hopes of getting international siege lifted have faded.

Source: Xinhua