Palestinian Authority in first talks with Iran FM

Afp, Ramallah

Senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat met Iran's foreign minister in Egypt in the first such talks since the 1993 Oslo accords, a senior Palestinian official told AFP on Sunday.
"Saeb Erakat met with Manouchehr Mottaki in Sharm el-Sheikh three days ago" on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement's (NAM) summit in the Egyptian resort, the official said on condition of anonymity.
It marked the first such meeting since the Palestinian Authority was established in 1994, he added. "They discussed the internal Palestinian situation and the need for successful negotiations between Hamas and Fatah," he said, referring to the two main Palestinian factions. The two men also discussed "the need for a balance between Fatah and Hamas, the need for support of dialogue.