Abbas officially named to head interim Palestinian government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Image by: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN / REUTERS
Image by: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN / REUTERS
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will lead an interim national consensus government to prepare for upcoming elections, under an agreement signed on Monday in the Qatari capital.
The "Doha Declaration" was signed by Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in the presence of Qatar's emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Doha.
The agreement states that the new Palestinian government will comprise "independent technocrats," and will also be responsible for overseeing reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip.
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