PA: We are keen to achieve reconciliation

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, yesterday in Egypt’s coastal city of Sharm El-Sheikh, WAFA news agency reported.

The meeting is the first since the signing of the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas under Egyptian auspices last month.

During the meeting, Abbas and Al-Sisi discussed the latest political developments in Palestine, the US efforts to revive the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, as well as the developments on the Cairo reconciliation agreement.

“We are keen for the Egyptian efforts on the reconciliation process to succeed,” Abbas stressed.

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The two leaders also discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and agreed to continue “joint consultations” on issues of mutual interests.

The meeting was attended by Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Directorate, Khaled Fawzy.