Hamas to form next Palestinian government

The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed in Friday his determination to assign the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, to form a new government later, but he stressed the need of honoring "the Palestinian Authority obligations."

He told a group of journalists in Gaza on Friday "I consider that the side is Hamas which will be assigned to form the government," and reflect the obligations indicated by the chairman of the Palestinian authority in the agreements of Oslo and the Roadmap.

Today, Saturday, Abbas is due to meet with a delegation representing Hamas led by the leading figure in the movement Ismael Haneya in order to discuss the issue of the new government. Concerning this meeting, Abbas said "we will discuss with them the results of the elections and to confirm the issue of forming the government, but time is still early to talk about the formation of the government."

The Palestinian president explained that officially the Palestinian legislative council should convene its first session, take its oath and form the presidency of the council and then decision will be made .. I consider the side to be assigned to form the government is Hamas."