He said he hopes the developments in Egypt will positively impact
reconciliation, and that the country will clear obstacles and fend off
external pressures to address unresolved issues.

Palestinian leaders to meet in Cairo next month over reconciliation
MENA Wed, 27/06/2012 - 13:15
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/palestinian-leaders-meet-cairo-next-month-over-reconciliation

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with the head of the Hamas
political bureau next month in Cairo to resume reconciliation efforts, a
Fatah central committee member said Wednesday.

Azzam al-Ahmad said Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal are waiting for
Egypt to set the date for the meeting and for President-elect Mohamed Morsy
to officially take office.

Hamas leader Osama Hamdan told the movement's Gaza-based newspaper Palestine
that preparations for the meeting are ongoing.

Hamdan said communications between the two factions have continued recently,
and that Palestinian reconciliation has come under immense external
pressures from the US and Israel.

He said he hopes the developments in Egypt will positively impact
reconciliation, and that the country will clear obstacles and fend off
external pressures to address unresolved issues.

Fatah and Hamas are expected to reach a consensus on the final list of
ministers for the transitional government led by Abbas and to discuss a halt
to arrests of Hamas activists in the West Bank.

“What we need is to urgently form a government to set the stage for
elections in Palestinian territories. Then Palestinian factions should agree
on an official date for elections,” Hamdan said.

Edited translation from MENA