Palestinian sources on Thursday said the meeting between Hamas officials and Egyptian mediators "was held in positive atmosphere."
Hamas delegation, headed by deputy politburo Mousa Abu Marzouq,was in Cairo to hear Egypt's proposals on ending a standoff between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement.
The sources said that Hamas and the Egyptian mediators "have reached an understanding on most of the offers, including the formation of a unity government and reform the Palestinian security services."
Hamas controls the security services in the Gaza Strip since itrouted pro-Abbas forces and ousted his movement last year. Abbas consolidated his power in the West Bank and the two sides exchanged crackdown against their dissidents.
Hamas also agreed with Egypt to form committees to discuss controversial issues, such as the elections, the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and restoring the Gaza Strip to its statues before Hamas took over control there by forcein June 2007.
"There is an agreement on the headlines of the Egyptian plan toend the internal Palestinian rift," Abu Marzouq said, adding that Hamas and Fatah may meet in two weeks.
Hamas rejects to give up its control on the Gaza Strip unless reaching a national agreement that secures Hamas' participation inthe PLO and the respecting of the 2006 elections in which Hamas scored landslide victory over Fatah.
Source: Xinhua
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