Palestinian unity govt talks to resume on April 26

RAMALLAH. April 15. KAZINFORM. A senior Hamas official yesterday said that the inter-Palestinian reconciliation dialogue would resume in Cairo on April 26; Kazinform refers to Arab News.

Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman said in a press statement that ?the date of the dialogue, April 26, is still set.? The official added that he hopes Fatah movement will attend the talks with good intentions starting with stopping the arrest campaigns against Hamas members and supporters in the West Bank. The talks aim at forming a unity government that restores political ties to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as well as end the split following Hamas? violent takeover of Gaza in 2007. Hamas and Fatah have agreed on forming a transitional government and holding elections in January 2010. However, they failed to agree on the government?s platform and the electoral law; Kazinform cites Arab News. See www.arabnews.com for full version.