Palestinian unity gov't to hold first weekly cabinet meeting in Gaza

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-25 17:46:31|Editor: Zhou Xin
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RAMALLAH, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Unity Government declared Monday that it is going to hold weekly cabinet meeting, for the first time in Gaza city, next Tuesday.

Spokesperson for the government Yousef Al-Mahmoud said in an emailed press statement that "Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah consulted with President Mahmoud Abbas, and decided to hold the weekly cabinet meeting in Gaza Strip in the middle of next week."

"Al-Hamdallah and the ministers will arrive in Gaza next Monday to start the handover process after Hamas movement agreed to dissolve the Administrative Committee and allow the government to undertake it's responsibility in all southern governorates (Gaza)," explained the statement.

The Palestinian prime minister also said in a post on Facebook that he will "head to the beloved Gaza Strip next Monday, heading the government and alongside all commissions, authorities and security bodies."

Last week, Islamic Hamas movement declared in Cairo that it will dissolve the controversial Administrative Committee that was formed by members of Parliament last year.

This is not the first time that rival Palestinian parties Hamas and President Abbas' Fatah party reach an agreement to put an end to the internal division, but none of the past agreements succeeded.

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