Hamas chief arrives in Egypt for reconciliation talks

Source : Xinhua | English.news.cn

CAIRO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The politburo chief of Islamic Hamas movement Khaled Meshaal arrived Tuesday in Egypt's capital of Cairo where he is expected to hold talks with Egyptian top officials over the issue of Palestinian reconciliation, official news agency MENA reported.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to visit Egypt Wednesday, responding to an invitation from Egypt to resume talks on the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation.

"Abbas will meet Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to discuss bilateral relations as well as the Palestinian reconciliation file sponsored by Egypt," Palestinian ambassador to Egypt Barakat al- Farra told Xinhua.

Morsi, Abbas and Meshaal are expected to hold a meeting together Wednesday, which al-Farra could not confirm yet.