Akhir 24, 1432 / March 29, 2011, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu welcomed the meeting that took place in the West Bank between President Mahmoud Abbas and the Chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a delegation of the Hamas Movement's leadership. He considered the meeting as an important step in the right direction of restoring the unity of the Palestinian people. The Secretary General called on Palestinian parties concerned to respond to the fence-mending efforts and recalled the role played by the OIC in the reconciliation drive in 2006 which led to the signing of a field agreement then. The Secretary General expressed the readiness of the OIC to spare no effort in achieving Palestinian reconciliation, which is a wall that safeguards Palestinian national achievements and enables the Palestinian people to inch towards gaining their inalienable national rights of return, freedom and independence.
