Mohammed Dahlan, a senior Fatah lawmaker, said on Tuesday that
an agreement has been reached between Hamas and Fatah to rebuild
the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).
"We are also interested to restore the PLO's dignity on the
basis of partnership between every party," said Dahlan during an
interview with reporters of the local Palestinian media in Gaza
city.
Dahlan added that a preliminary meeting for the Palestinian
factions would be held in Damascus and Cairo to discuss the
reshuffle of the PLO.
Hamas, which will lead the forthcoming national unity
government, rejects to join the PLO until it is reformed.
Fatah and Hamas agreed to form the coalition government earlier
this month after rounds of talks in Mecca.
"Hamas has reached agreement over a new concept of partnership
away from dismissal policy and Fatah has reached a new notion away
from domination," Dahlan said.
He also called on the international community to "push for
stabilizing this new political system and partnership."
Meanwhile, Dahlan expressed dissatisfaction due to decisions by
some factions to refuse to join the unity government, including the
Islamic Jihad (Holy War) and the Popular Front for the Liberation
of Palestine (PFLP).
Dahlan asserted that Hamas and Fatah have also agreed to work on
lifting international siege on the Palestinians "and present
solutions to our people if the government's program failed to
overcome the siege."
(Xinhua News Agency February 28, 2007)
