Hamas, Fatah resume talks on coalition govt
Islamist Hamas and defeated Fatah are to resume talks yesterday on forming a Palestinian government, likely to face diminished chances of success following hefty slinging matches in parliament.
The chief parliamentarians for Hamas, Mahmud al-Zahar, and for Fatah, Azzam al-Ahmed, were to meet in Gaza City in the early evening, Hamas spokesman Salah al-Bardawil told AFP, in the second such meeting in two weeks.
Ahmed, who is based in the West Bank town of Ramallah, confirmed to AFP that he would travel to the Gaza Strip Wednesday to meet Zahar to "discuss the forming of government".
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Bardawil said Hamas representatives would also meet Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday. The moderate leader is due to travel from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip late Wednesday.
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