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Abbas In Damascus For Talks On Ending Factional Fighting


Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas (RFE/RL) January 20, 2007 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas today met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus to discuss ways to end the battle for power between Palestinian factions.

Officials also say Abbas is due to have a highly anticipated meeting with Khaled Mashaal, the political leader of Hamas.


Tensions between Abbas' Fatah faction and the ruling Hamas claimed more than 30 lives in December.


(dpa, AFP, Reuters)

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