http://en.rian.ru/world/20070129/59852976.html
Palestine facing civil war - Russian Foreign Ministry-1
17:17 | 29/ 01/ 2007
MOSCOW, January 29 (RIA Novosti) - Palestine is facing the threat of a
civil war, the Russian foreign minister said Monday.
"The situation in Palestine remains very complicated," Sergei Lavrov
said. "Efforts to resume talks with Israel encounter the threat of a
civil war in Palestine. We [the Middle East Quartet, comprising Russia,
the U.S., UN and EU] should help stop the conflict between Fatah and
Hamas and external attempts to provoke confrontations between the
movements."
The radical Islamic group Hamas, which is still considered a terrorist
organization by Israel, the U.S. and the EU, gained a majority in the
Palestinian National Authority (PNA) after defeating President Mahmoud
Abbas' Fatah faction in polls a year ago.
Russia has been the only country to recognize and maintain ties with the
government of Hamas.
Lavrov said at President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Cabinet members
on the upcoming session of the Quartet in Washington that the Quartet is
helping to form a government of national unity in Palestine.
He said that Fatah and Hamas could have reached an agreement but for
external interference.
"Hamas is ready to acknowledge agreements on talks with Israel and
decisions of the UN and the League of Arab States," Lavrov added.
The conflict between Fatah and Hamas escalated following an explosion in
Jabalya in December 2006 that left two members of the Islamic group dead.
Since then, all talks between Hamas and Fatah on the formation of a
government of national unity have ended in deadlock.
Abbas said he will hold early presidential and parliamentary elections
if no agreement on the formation of a new cabinet is reached.
Speaking about the Quartet's upcoming meeting in Washington February 2,
Lavrov said "the discussions will be difficult."
The Foreign Ministry's official spokesman, Mikhail Kamynin, said Monday
that Moscow has called for a dialogue between Palestinian political
forces as it is concerned over a new outbreak of violence in the
autonomy, which hampers international efforts to improve the
socio-economic condition of Palestinians and prevents a resumption of
talks with Israel.
"We urge the conflicting sides to display composure and restraint, and
to take urgent measures to resume the inter-Palestinian dialogue," he said.
"Unfortunately, a new outbreak of violence in Palestine undermines
chances of reaching national accord," he said, adding that the conflict
between Fatah and Hamas affects the interests of Palestinians.
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