DAMASCUS, (PIC)-- Head of Hamas's political bureau Khaled Mishaal met in Damascus on Thursday with a Palestinian delegation of independent national figures led by businessman Muneeb Al-Masri and discussed with them the issue of the internal reconciliation.
The two sides talked about the developments in the Palestinian arena and the initiative made by the delegation to end the division and promote national unity.
The meeting was described as serious and positive and both sides agreed on the need for continuing these efforts.
For his part, Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya met with a delegation of Palestinian businessmen at the cabinet headquarters in Gaza on Thursday.
Haneyya reiterated his government's keenness on ending the inter-Palestinian division and spare Gaza people any Israeli aggression.
The premier also briefed the guests about the latest developments in the Palestinian arena, especially the murder of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni.
In the same context, a delegation of independent figures on the same day met with Hamas lawmakers in Nablus city within the efforts being made nowadays to end the division and restore the national unity.
The delegation briefed the lawmakers about their meetings in this regard with Egyptian officials, including the foreign minister, the intelligence director, and the Arab League secretary-general.
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