Reply #3: PA unity gov't likely to be formed within ten days [View All]

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A Palestinian unity government will be formed within ten days, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday. Abbas, who represents the Fatah faction, met Saturday in Gaza with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.

Palestinian Authority spokesman Razi Hamad said the two leaders agreed to continue contacts and consultations in the coming days in the interest of forming a unity government.

The new unity government would request the deployment of a multinational force in Palestinian Authority territory, according to a document Abbas presented to Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials on the eve of the start of talks.

According to the document, Abbas would head the unity government's cabinet meetings himself, in line with the role of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud.

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