Egypt Plans Palestinian Talks for November
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the Associated Press that Egypt sent invitations to attend power-sharing talks in Cairo. The invitation targeted Abbas’ Fatah movement, Hamas and smaller groups.
Talks should start on November 9 and both Fatah and Hamas representatives will attend the negotiations although Abbas has shunned Hamas since the group seized Gaza in June 2007.
The two sides are to talk about forming a joint government, rebuilding the security forces and setting a date for presidential and legislative elections. Several rounds of power-sharing talks have failed since Hamas won parliamentary elections in 2006.
Yousif Al Qassar
