Egypt will host talks between the Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas later this month to discuss the differences between the two rivals, a senior Hamas leader said on Wednesday.
Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy chief of Hamas' political bureau, made the remarks at a press conference following talks with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman earlier in the day.
"Egypt will invite Hamas and Fatah to hold a bilateral meeting by the end of this month," said Abu Marzouk, without giving exact date of the meeting.
In addition, a series of talks will be held among various Palestinian groups in the near future, said the Hamas leader.
In a bid to narrow the gaps between Hamas and Fatah, five committees will be set up to discuss the differences between the two major Palestinian movements, said Abu Marzouk.
According to him, the five committees will deal with matters including the formation of a new Palestinian government, development of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the Palestinian elections, rebuilding of Palestinian security organizations and the status of the Gaza Strip.
Abu Marzouk said his movement will keep on what the Palestinian factions agreed.
Describing his talks with Suleiman as "positive," Abu Marzouk said the two sides exchanged opinions frankly and that their stances are very close.
Egypt will offer a final vision after crystallizing it following today's meeting, he said.
Since late August, Egypt has held a series of separate talks with representatives of all Palestinian factions in a bid to resume the inter-Palestinian dialogue and end political separation between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Palestinian National Authority-ruled West Bank.
Earlier reports said the Palestinian reconciliation dialogue was expected to start in November.
Source: Xinhua
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