Fatah Official Discusses Reconciliation with Hamas Leader
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RAMALLAH, January 9, 2014 (WAFA) =96 Azzam al-Ahmad, the Fatah official in =

charge of the reconciliation talks with Hamas, said Thursday he held =

prolonged conversation over the phone with Hamas leader in Gaza, Ismail =

Haniyeh, regarding resuming efforts to reach final reconciliation.

=93I talked to Haniyeh for a long time and we agreed to meet soon,=94 Ahmad=
told =

a local radio station,

He said the meeting is going to focus on forming a government of national =

consensus as agreed on in Doha and to agree on issuing a presidential decre=
e =

for holding general elections after six months or as the president decides =

to be concurrent with forming the new government.

=93We are waiting to hear from Hamas telling us it is ready to implement wh=
at =

we agreed on, and when that happens, I will go together with a Fatah =

delegation to Gaza or to any other place we agree on to announce this =

agreement,=94 said Ahmad.

He said Haniyeh asked for time to discuss this matter with the Hamas =

leadership at home and abroad.

Resumption of reconciliation efforts came after Haniyeh said last week he =

was ready to end the division with Fatah.

He also released from prison on Wednesday seven Fatah members as a goodwill =

gesture to Fatah.

M.N./M.S. =

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