Press source: Egypt rules out Fatah-Hamas talks in near future

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Last update - 05:37 11/07/2007


Press source: Egypt rules out Fatah-Hamas talks in near future

By The Associated Press and Haaretz Service

Egyptian officials rule out any possibility for Fatah and Hamas to resume talks soon, the state-owned news agency said Tuesday as Egyptian security forces deployed reinforcements along the border with the Gaza Strip.

The Egyptian comments came after a delegation representing Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas visited Cairo to coordinate how Egypt and Abbas' government would deal with Hamas after the militant movement seized the Gaza Strip last month.

"The current climate in the Palestinian arena does not permit resumption of the dialogue between Fatah and Hamas now", the state-owned Middle East News Agency quoted an unidentified Egyptian official as saying.

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Meanwhile, hundreds of Egyptian police and security forces were deployed in reinforcement along the border with Gaza late Tuesday, security officials told AP.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/880723.html