By NNN-KUNA
Gaza : The Palestinians’ major movements Hamas and Fatah are making contacts privately to restore their political partnership, said Ahmed Yuossef, the political advisor of sacked Prime Minister Ismail Haniya.
Fatah and the Palestinian presidential office had earlier denied reports of the talks and called on Hamas to backpedal on its coup in Gaza Strip and apologise to the Palestinian people.
However, Youssef said here Monday both rival movements have okayed the talks with a view to forming a common ground and preparing for the re-launch of official dialogue between their leaders.
He attributed Fatah’s denial of the talks to “heavy pressures being practised on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to keep the current standoff.”
The talks could continue to be in secret for two months pending the formation of permanent mechanisms for normalising the situation in the Palestinian territories.