Efforts to resume inter-Palestinian dialogue still in early phases of coordinating the stances of the Palestinian groups, deposed Hamas premier Ismail Haneya said on Wednesday.
"The dialogue's way is not easy," Haneya told reports in the Gaza Strip, adding "satisfactory results can be achieved by the dialogue if the true intentions were available and when some parties get rid of the U.S. control."
The dialogue is designated to end political split between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the West Bank which is ruled by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) dominated by Fatah.
Egypt has been mediating between the feuding factions of Hamas and Fatah since the Islamic movement took control of the Gaza Strip last year after it routed forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The two factions cracked down on their dissidents: Hamas people in West Bank and Fatah supporters in Gaza Strip. Abbas also fired a Hamas-led coalition and formed a Ramallah-based cabinet.
Meanwhile, Haneya ruled out an imminent solution for Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. "I can't promise the Palestinian people and we still call on Egypt to urgently openthe crossing," he said.
Except for a few openings, Egypt maintained the closure of the Rafah crossing since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip. According to a U.S.-brokered deal in 2005, the crossing can not work without the presence of Palestinian presidential guard and European Union monitors.
Source: Xinhua
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