Details of evening Mecca discussions emerge
The start of the meeting in Mecca (Ma'anImages)February 7, 2007
Gaza - Ma'an - Dialogue sessions in Mecca will start on Wednesday evening between different committees within the Hamas and Fatah delegations. They are to determine the issues to be negotiated in the later evening's agenda. According to Fatah's commissioner for public relations, Abdul-Hakim Awad, the members of the two delegations will be divided into specialized committees and each will discuss one of the articles on the agenda.
The Fatah representatives to the committees have been named as follows:
Fatah will be represented on the government's committee by Rawhi Fattooh and Azzam Al-Ahmad.
Fatah will be represented on the political partnership committee by Sameer Mashharawi and Ahmad Hillis.
Fatah will be represented on the PLO committee by Nabil Amr and Nasir Yousif.
The identities of the Hamas representation to each committee has not yet been released.
Awad quoted the meeting conveners as saying that "a positive atmosphere is prevailing, with both sides showing goodwill, affirming that no return is expected without agreement".
He also revealed that the Saudi monarch will take part in some of the sessions, particularly those expected to witness the most contentious points. "No pressure will be exerted on any party by the Saudis, and no time limit is set for the sessions", added Abdul-Hakim Awad.
Gaza - Ma'an - Dialogue sessions in Mecca will start on Wednesday evening between different committees within the Hamas and Fatah delegations. They are to determine the issues to be negotiated in the later evening's agenda. According to Fatah's commissioner for public relations, Abdul-Hakim Awad, the members of the two delegations will be divided into specialized committees and each will discuss one of the articles on the agenda.
The Fatah representatives to the committees have been named as follows:
Fatah will be represented on the government's committee by Rawhi Fattooh and Azzam Al-Ahmad.
Fatah will be represented on the political partnership committee by Sameer Mashharawi and Ahmad Hillis.
Fatah will be represented on the PLO committee by Nabil Amr and Nasir Yousif.
The identities of the Hamas representation to each committee has not yet been released.
Awad quoted the meeting conveners as saying that "a positive atmosphere is prevailing, with both sides showing goodwill, affirming that no return is expected without agreement".
He also revealed that the Saudi monarch will take part in some of the sessions, particularly those expected to witness the most contentious points. "No pressure will be exerted on any party by the Saudis, and no time limit is set for the sessions", added Abdul-Hakim Awad.
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