Fatah, Hamas emissaries meet in Dakar under Senegalese mediation

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DAKAR (AFP) — The Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, at loggerheads since the Islamist Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip last year, have sent emissaries to Dakar to engage in a "process of fraternal dialogue" mediated by Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, a statement said Saturday.

"Emissaries of the leaders of Fatah and Hamas have met in Dakar where they started a process of fraternal dialogue aimed at ironing out divergences and reconciling the Palestinian family," said a statement sent to AFP by the Senegalese foreign ministry.

The text dated Saturday was co-signed by Senegalese Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio "for the facilitator," by Hikmat Zeid for Fatah and by Emad Khalid Alamy for Hamas.

The meeting, whose length was not stated, was an...