«Fatah» has reconciled with «Hamas»

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on February 9, 2007 @ 8:07 am

According to the contract, Mahmoud Abbas, the chief of Palestinian autonomy, will be authorized to choose vice-premier and 6 ministers.
The two Palestinian groupings - «Fatah» and «Hamas» - managed to agree about the formation of the new government of national unity that should put an end the armed opposition in the Palestinian autonomy. Ismail Haniya, one of the «Hamas» leaders will again become the prime minister of the country. However, the main question of existing contradictions-(concerning recognition of the Israel)-haven’t been solved.
On Thursday evening (in Mecca) «Fatah» and «Hamas» leaders have signed the agreement on forming of the government of national unity which should put an end to months of the intense negotiations and the armed opposition in the Palestinian autonomy.
According to the document Ismail Haniya will be appointed again on a post of the prime minister. «Hamas» members will receive 9 portfolios, and «Fatah» members will receive 6 portfolios in a new Cabinet of Ministers. The other four ministerial posts (tourism, culture, information and on women affairs) will be given to the representatives of other Palestinian political movements, and the posts in the Ministries of Finance, Foreign and Internal affairs will entrusted to the independent applicants.
«Hamas» will choose the heads of the Ministries of Education, Labor, Municipalities, on Youth and Sports affairs, Justice, Telecommunications and Economy, and also of one of the state ministers. The chapter of the Palestinian autonomy and «Fatah» leader will be authorized to choose the vice-premier and 6 ministers (he will appoint the ministers of Public Health Services, Transport, Agriculture, on Prisoners Affairs, on Social Affairs, and also Public Works) for the future government from among members of his party.
It is likely that the compromise figure, arranging both groupings will be appointed on the post of the Minister of Internal Affairs who supervises the most part of the Palestinian security service.
However in the text of the contract nothing is told about an opportunity of recognition by Palestinians of the State Israel - the basic step as which the countries of the West consider as a condition of a canceling of economic sanctions against the government led by the «Hamas».
However, it is stipulate in the contract, that the new government should observe the international legislation and agreements, signed by the Palestine Liberation Organization. Haniya has promised to be responsible for his duties and to achieve removal of the international economic blockade of Palestinian people.



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