New Palestinian Gov`t Due by Weekend

Source: Alalam.ir, 14-3-2007
GAZA CITY--The new Palestinian unity government will be announced by this coming weekend, officials have said.
The announcement followed a two-hour meeting between Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza Tuesday.
Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesman for Abbas, said, "We are in the final moments before the formation of a government of national unity, which will be announced between now and the end of the week."
"There are still difficulties to overcome, particularly with respect to the ministry of the interior, but the discussions were serious and positive."
The head of the parliamentary faction of Abbas`s Fatah party, Azzam al-Ahmed, said the names of the six Fatah ministers have already been chosen, and will be announced by the weekend.
For his part, the spokesman for the outgoing Hamas government of Haniya, Ghazi Hamad, said "we are ready to announce the formation of the government by the weekend".
Another Abbas-Haniyeh meeting is set for Wednesday, officials said.
Fatah and Hamas agreed at a summit in Mecca in February to form a unity government, seeking to end a US and EU-led boycott of the Palestinians.