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CAIRO, Jan 6 (KUNA) -- Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil Al-Araby
met here Friday visiting Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal on the latest
Palestinian and Syrian developments.
Speaking at a joint news conference with Meshaal following the meeting,
Al-Araby said the talks had handled a host of key Arab issues, chiefly the
Palestinian cause.
He added that they had also discussed ongoing efforts to complete
reconciliation among all Palestinian factions.
He emphasized that regional peace will never be achieved unless Israel ends
its occupation of Palestinian territories.
On Syria, Al-Araby said they had considered the Syrian situation, adding
that he had asked Meshaal to inform Syrian authorities that it was necessary
for them to work in full honesty, transparency and credibility to stop
violence in Syria.
He went on to say Arab observers are in Syria to stop violence and
bloodshed.
For his part, the political leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, said his
movement is very keen to complete inter-Palestinian reconciliation as a
prelude to forming a national unity government and then holding general
elections.
Blasting Israeli recalcitrance and US bias towards Israel, he said: "The
Palestinian side has only national options to snatch our Palestinian rights
and to unify the Palestinian decision." (end)
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