An official from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Saturday described Hamas acceptance of an Egyptian plan for ending Palestinian schisms a progress.
"Hamas' acceptance of the plan is a step forward to end the boycott between the two wings of the home," said Nabil Shaath, a member of Fatah delegation to the talks with Egyptian mediators.
A delegation from Hamas Islamists held a series of meeting with the Egyptian officials over the past couple of days in Cairo to hear Egypt's plans for ending the feud between Hamas and Fatah.
"The Egyptians told me personally that Hamas accepted the plan and this news made me and President Abbas happy," Shaath added.
Hamas, which won parliamentary elections in 2006, ousted Fatah and routed pro-Abbas forces in fierce fighting to take control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007.
Abbas responded by firing a Hamas-led coalition and appointing a western-backed government based in the West Bank. Hamas rejected Abbas' decisions and the two territories became politically separated.
Meanwhile, Mahmoud Zahar, a member of Hamas delegation for talks with Egypt, announced that his movement agreed on forming "a government of national understanding and reforming security services in Gaza Strip and in West Bank."
Shaath said the agreement on forming such kind of government was reached after the factions ruled out the formation of a technocratic government or a national unity government in which Hamas and Fatah share the major portfolios.
Shaath added that the new government would be made up of "religious, political and intellectual persons who are able to overcome sanctions and reunite the two parts of the home."
Source: Xinhua
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