Hamas says likely to accept forming government of technocrats

Spokesman of the Hamas-led government Ghazi Hamad announced on Tuesday that Hamas is likely to agree on a unity government of independent and professional ministers.

"There is a trend for Hamas to accept forming a unity government that includes professionals, experts and independents from all Palestinian political spectrum," Hamad said.

The new technocrat government would be accepted at home and abroad, he said.

Hamad made the remarks shortly after President Mahmoud Abbas said he would support a technocrat government to replace the current Hamas-led one.

Hamad said that there were Arab and international diplomatic moves to bridge gaps between ruling Hamas and its rival Fatah, adding those mediations were being studied.

According to Hamad, platform of the upcoming government was more important than name of the would-be 11th government.

Meanwhile, Hamad confirmed reports on an Egyptian proposal to form a Palestinian government without direct participation of Hamas ministers who are lawmakers, adding the idea was still studied.

Source: Xinhua