Hamas, Fateh, and Egypt likely to hold a meeting before the end of October

Thursday October 09, 2008 00:43 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

Initial reports from Egypt revealed that a trilateral meeting between the rival Hamas and Fateh movements along with Egyptian officials will most likely to take place before the end of this month.

An Egyptian source that Hamas and Egyptian officials held a meeting on Wednesday, and that the meeting was described as positives.

The source added that Egypt agreed with Fateh and Hamas on holding a trilateral meeting which will most likely take place on October 25.

Furthermore, a Palestinian source told the Palestine News that Wednesday's talks which included the Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Omar Suleiman, and Hamas' Political Bureau deputy chief, Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouq, were very positive and could indicate an anticipated end to the Hamas-Fateh rift.

The source added that based on the results of these talks, the Egyptian leadership decided to hold a trilateral meeting with Fateh and Hamas on October 25. The meeting will be followed by a number of meetings in preparation for a comprehensive reconciliation between Fateh and Hamas.

Fateh and Hamas delegates arrived in Egypt two days ago in order to start talks that aim at ending the internal Palestinian divisions.

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