Abbas hopes for Palestinian unity govt by December
Source: Reuters
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 11 (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that a Palestinian unity government could be formed by month's end, a move that he hopes would help lift a Western aid embargo and restart peace talks with Israel. "I announce to our people the happy news, that we have achieved great progress on the path to establishing a national unity government that can end the siege and open the way toward a political settlement," Abbas said in a speech marking the second anniversary of the death of his predecessor, Yasser Arafat. "I expect that, God willing, this government will see light before the end of this month," he said.
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