“Hamas” has recognized Mahmoud Abbas as the president of Palestine
Radical movement “Hamas” recognizes chairman of the Palestinian national administration Mahmoud Abbas as the president of autonomy and is ready to negotiations with him in the contest of Palestinians’ “national interests”. Such application was made by the political “Hamas” leader” Khaled Meshaal in Syria.
He has named an establishment of the control over Gaza Strip by “Hamas” supporters as an emergency measure for struggle against the state, “which wished to impose it to all “. Khaled Meshaal has added that they have been compelled to take such measures, we did not want it, but it was necessary for them. H.Mashaal has called League of the Arabian states to help with the organization of negotiations between Mahmoud Abbas and “Hamas”.
On the eve Mahmoud Abbas has appointed the Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayad as prime minister of an emergency government. It is worth of mentioning that Salam Fayad was in the previous government Finance Minister. Fayad is considered as the moderate politician with good contacts in the West.
On June, 14th, 2007, in connection with capture of Gaza Strip Mahmoud Abbas has sent in resignation the Prime Minister Ismael Hania and has also dismissed the coalition government and has declared state of emergency in the autonomy. However, “Hamas” has not obeyed to the decision of the president.