Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Salam Fayyad arrived late Sunday to attend an emergent Arab foreign ministerial meeting, slated for Monday at the Arab League (AL) headquarters in the Egyptian capital.
The Egyptian MENA news agency said that Fayyad, who doubles as foreign minister of the Ramallah-based Palestinian caretaker government, will hold talks with Arab top diplomats and Egyptian officials on efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process.
This is Fayyad's first Arab tour since he assumed office last month, which has already taken him to Jordan.
Fayyad was tasked by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with forming an emergent government in mid June after Abbas sacked the Hamas-led coalition government following Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip.
On July 13, Fayyad's emergency cabinet resigned and formed an interim caretaker cabinet. But the would-be 12th Palestinian government is still unapproved by the Hamas-dominated parliament, which failed to convene due to the differences between Hamas and its rival Fatah movement.
Source: Xinhua
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